Tree Information
Common Name: Chickasaw plum
Scientific Name: Prunus angustifolia
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1085
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 36 in.
Height: 23 ft.
Crown: 26 ft.
Points: 66
Date Last Measured: 2016
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2006
Comments: Declared national champion in 2011 and recognized in 2019 as national co-champion, sharing title with a tree in Florida. Dethroned in 2020 as co-champ, presumably due to tie-breaker discrepancy. The tree appears safe at the present and is healthy.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Southampton
Land Owner: BAIN T L LLLP
GPS Coordinates: 36.9029, -76.88689
Directions: 1/4 of a mile east of Ivor, VA on the North side of Route 460 in a grassy field 75' North of highway. It is the largest of several growing together. Tree is easily visible from Route 460.
Owner Address: P O BOX 225
IVOR, VA 23866
Owner Phone: 757-653-2197
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln
Suffolk, VA, 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
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