Common Name: tulip-poplar Circumference: 393
Species: Height: 108
Scientific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera Crown: 83
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia Points: 522
Status: alive Last Measured: 2023
National Champion: no Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Dylan Kania
Comments:

2023 update: This tree has continued to add on size and is tied with the national champion of the species.

2021 update: This tree has been dethroned by a tree in Bedford County which outscored it

Declared national champion in 2013. The tree is old and hollow, but is continuing to add girth to trunk. The top is starting to show signs of dieback. Last measured in 2013 by Jordan Endahl and Byron Carmean. Circumference: 390", Height: 100', Crown: 83', Points: 511.

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Top Photos: G. Williamson
Bottom Photos: D. Kania
Top Photos: October 2020.
Bottom Photos: 10/09/2023
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake Land Owner: Blanche Hughes
GPS Coordinates: 36.68914, -76.09377 Owner Email:
Directions:
Just inside the forest beyond a large agricultural field at 1013 Blackwater Rd., Chesapeake, VA 23322.

Owner Address:
1013 Blackwater Rd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322

 Owner Phone:
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
Other Nominators: