Tree Information
Common Name: baldcypress
Scientific Name: Taxodium distichum
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1150
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 484 in.
Tree Height: 67 ft.
Crown Spread: 48 ft.
Points: 563
Date Last Measured: 2016
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: The tree seems healthy, but the crown is much smaller than its trunk base would suggest. I call a cypress of this shape a "turnip tree". This is referred to as the "Carey's Bridge Cypress" because it can be viewed from the bridge on Route 653 (Carey's Bridge Road) that passes over the Nottoway River. The trunk circumference of this tree has fluctuated over the years because the ebb and flow of the river effects the ground level. At the 2016 measurement the points dropped from 610 to 563 due to this effect and bumped it down from state champion.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Southampton
Land Owner: Unknown
GPS Coordinates: 36.768089, -77.165395
Directions: Route 653 (Carey's Bridge) down the river side of the bridge, south side of Nottoway River growing out in the river approximately 35 feet from the bank. A smaller cypress grows against it on the down-river side.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson
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