Current all-time species champion.
Byron Carmean 1986 (l), 2016 (r)
| Common Name: baldcypress | Circumference: 520 |
| Species: | Height: 84 |
| Scientific Name: Taxodium distichum | Crown: 30 |
| Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia | Points: 612 |
| Status: alive | Last Measured: 2016 |
| National Champion: no | Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson |
| Comments: Another of the "turnip tree" baldcypress, so-called because of the substantial swelling of the annually submerged trunk base. The tree was remeasured in 2016 at a very low stage of the river, increasing the trunk score substantially and increasing the tree from 557 points to 612 points.
Current all-time species champion. |
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Byron Carmean 1986 (l), 2016 (r) |
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| Location of Tree | |
| Tree is located in: Southampton | Land Owner: International Paper |
| GPS Coordinates: N 36.77086 W 77.16585 | Owner Email: |
| Directions: Carey's Bridge Boat Ramp on the Nottoway River off of Route 653. |
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| Contact Information | |
| Contact Name: Byron Carmean | Permission to Advertise: Yes |
| Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com | Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln. Suffolk, VA 23434 |
| Contact Phone: 757-934-0588 | |
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| Nominators |
| Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson |
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