Tree Information
Common Name: shining sumac
Scientific Name: Rhus copallinum
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 2127
Status: dead
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Circumference: 20 in.
Height: 32 ft.
Crown: 15 ft.
Points: 56
Date Last Measured: 2013
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Mathew Gobla
Date First Measured: 2013
Comments:
2023 comments: Search for tree in December 2023 was unsuccessful. Likely died and was removed.
Became state co-champ in 2022 when former champ in Brunswick County died.
2013 comments: Healthy and recently cleared of vines.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Norfolk
Land Owner: Norfolk Botanical Garden
GPS Coordinates: 36.90597, -76.19607
Directions: Near edge of Lake Whitehurst, Norfolk Botanical Garden, in "Wildflower Meadow" section.
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 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, Gary Williamson, and Mathew Gobla
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