Tree Information
Common Name: loblolly bay
Scientific Name: Gordonia lasianthus
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 1214
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 98 in.
Height: 26 ft.
Crown: 27 ft.
Points: 131
Date Last Measured: 2017
Last Measured by: Renee Frith
Date First Measured: 2007
Comments: This is the larger of two trees growing at this site. Trunk circumference measured at 1' above ground due to forked trunk. Height measured with digital clinometer. Va. Beach Tree Stewards measured in 2007.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Norfolk
Land Owner: Norfolk Botanical Garden
GPS Coordinates: 36.90669, -76.19724
Directions: Flowering Arboretum across from Butterfly Restroom at Norfolk Botanical Garden.
Owner Address: 6700 Azalea Garden Rd
Norfolk, VA 23518
Owner Phone: 757-441-5830
Contact Information
Contact Name: Carl Simmons
Contact Email: carl.simmons@nbgs.org
Contact Address:
Contact Phone: 757-441-5830 (ext. 4
Contact Info: Carl Simmons is Curator of Woody Plants. Paul Ziegler contact information in private comments.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean
Other Nominators: Va Beach Tree Stewards
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