Tree Information
Common Name: overcup oak
Scientific Name: Quercus lyrata
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1179
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 320 in.
Height: 124 ft.
Crown: 81 ft.
Points: 464
Date Last Measured: 2018
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: Declared national champion in 2007. The tree appears quite healthy for its apparent old age.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Isle of Wight
Land Owner: Dennis Payne
GPS Coordinates: 36.84377, -76.85220
Directions: Blackwater River Swamp, west of intersection of Old Gum Tree Road and Sand Pit Road.
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, Gary Williamson, Mike Rasnake
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