Common Name: swamp cottonwood Circumference: 132
Species: Height: 106
Scientific Name: Populus heterophylla Crown: 24
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia Points: 244
Status: dead Last Measured: 2015
National Champion: no Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Fleming, Gary Williamson
Comments: Declared national champion in 2007. Tree appears healthy at present. Beaver damage is evident on other cottonwoods in the area. Located in the Cypress Bridge Swamp Natural Area Preserve along the Nottoway river. This property was acquired in 2009 by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation from International Paper and became part of the Virginia Natural Heritage Program due to the rare 37-acre virgin, old-growth forest at the core of the preserve.

2019 update: Tree was found to be dead during a site visit in September 2019. Cause of death is unknown.

Gary P. Fleming, DCR Natural Heritage 2005
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Southampton Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
GPS Coordinates: 36.679242, -77.04031 Owner Email:
Directions:
Access is only permissible through coordination with land steward Darren Loomis. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-area-preserves/cypressbridge

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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
 
Contact Info: Darren Loomis, Southeast Region Steward Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Suffolk, VA (757) 925-2318.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Fleming, Karen Patterson, Gary Williamson
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