Tree Information
Common Name: possumhaw
Scientific Name: Ilex decidua
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 943
Status: legacy
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 29 in.
Height: 35 ft.
Crown: 32 ft.
Points: 72
Date Last Measured: 2007
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary WIlliamson
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: The tree appears healthy and is in a nature preserve.
G. Williamson 2007Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Sussex
Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
GPS Coordinates: 36.87821, -77.18397
Directions: Chub Sandhill Preserve near junction of Austin Branch and Nottoway River; 150' from River and 30' from Austin Branch.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Darren Loomis
Contact Email: darren.loomis@dcr.virginia.gov
Contact Phone: 757-925-2318
Contact Info: Darren Loomis, Southeast Region Steward Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Suffolk, VA
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson