Tree Information
Common Name: eastern redcedar
Scientific Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 1533
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 206 in.
Height: 67 ft.
Crown: 62 ft.
Points: 289
Date Last Measured: 2021
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: The tree is still holding up. It is heavily infested with Wisteria vine. It has a hollow in its trunk, but tip growth appears quite healthy.
Tree was previously measured at 177", 70', 56' and 261 points in 2009 by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Suffolk
Land Owner: Ralf Rudolph Copeland
GPS Coordinates: 36.706007, -76.741728
Directions: In the Copeland Family Cemetery behind the owner's address.
Owner Address: 712 Buckhorn Drive
Suffolk, VA 23437
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 and Gary Williamson