Tree Information
Common Name: swamp black tupelo
Scientific Name: Nyssa biflora
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 268
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 194 in.
Height: 113 ft.
Crown: 63 ft.
Points: 323
Date Last Measured: 2018
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 1983
Comments: This tree was originally nominated by Carmean and Williamson as Nyssa sylvatica in 1983. It was remeasured and properly identified in 2006.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Virginia Beach
Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
GPS Coordinates: 36.61646, -76.10378
Directions: North Landing River Natural Area Preserve. Head River Road. About 425 yards south of Head River Road on the west side of Blackwater Creek.
Owner Phone: 757-925-2318
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Contact Info: Darren Loomis, Southeast Region Steward Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Suffolk, VA (757) 925-2318
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson
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