Tree Information
Common Name: Japanese torreya
Scientific Name: Torreya nucifera
Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized
Database ID: 2916
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 37 in.
Height: 22 ft.
Crown: 15 ft.
Points: 63
Date Last Measured: 2021
Last Measured by: Glenda White & The Historic Rivers Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists
Date First Measured: 2021
Comments: Tree is healthy, unusual in appearance, and small. Trunk was measured at narrowest girth (6 inches above ground) between ground line and forking into multiple stems.
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Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Williamsburg
Land Owner: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
GPS Coordinates: 37.268872, -76.694339
Directions: From Francis Street, turn onto road leading to Griffin Hotel. Tree is in midst of various trees of the Griffin Gold Wing.
Owner Address: 424 Francis St E
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Contact Information
Contact Name: Charles Gardner
Contact Email: cgardner@cwf.org
Contact Info: Glenda White's contact information is on private record.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Charles Gardner
Additional Information