Tree Information

Common Name: swamp black tupelo

Scientific Name: Nyssa biflora

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 2077

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: yes

Circumference: 213 in.

Height: 92 ft.

Crown: 44 ft.

Points: 316

Date Last Measured: 2023

Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Dylan Kania

Date First Measured: 2013

Comments:
2023 comments: This tree appears healthy, but has a large trunk cavity compromising the structure.
2013 comments: The tree appears very old and has a fern garden in its extensive root system. Removed vines from the lower trunk. Measured by Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson. Circumference: 203", Height: 90', Crown: 48', Points: 305.

Top photo: Gary Williamson (Sept. 2013). Bottom photos: D. Kania (10/09/2023)

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake

State Map

Land Owner: City of Chesapeake

GPS Coordinates: 36.72116, -76.18054

Directions: South side of Intracoastal Waterway and 1/4 mile east of Centerville Turnpike in swamp forest approximately 120 yards south of the waterway.

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

Additional Information

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