Tree Information
Common Name: laurel oak
Scientific Name: Quercus laurifolia
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 179
Status: alive
National Champion: yes
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 346 in.
Height: 86 ft.
Crown: 101 ft.
Points: 457
Date Last Measured: 2024
Last Measured by: Dylan Kania, Byron Carmean, and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 1987
Comments:
2024 update: Recognized again as national champion.
2024 comments: Tree has grown significantly since a heavy crown pruning 15 to 20 years ago. Crown spread 104' x 99'. Trunk measured 4.5' above a ground reference point outside the heaved root plate on level ground, established using a line level.
2019 comments: Recognized in 2019 as national co-champion with another tree in Chesapeake.
2015 comments: Declared national champion in 2012. Was formerly national champ in 1987-2002. The tree appears to be generally healthy, some large branches have broken off, but it still has a pleasant appearance. Numerous cavities in the upper branches indicate some internal decay. Trunk measured at 4.5' above ground. Measured by Carmean and Williamson at 317", 86', 89', 425 points.
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Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake
Land Owner: John Haggerty and Bonnie Haggerty
GPS Coordinates: 36.71313, -76.1931
Owner Email: jbhaggerty@peoplepc.com
Directions: From Great Bridge, take Mount Pleasant Road toward VA Beach, approximately 3.5 miles. The tree's canopy can be seen from Currituck Drive, towering over the house.
Owner Address: 413 Currituck Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Owner Phone: 757-482-6535
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Contact Info: Dylan Kania, dylankania@gmail.com
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson