Tree Information
Common Name: river birch
Scientific Name: Betula nigra
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3019
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 238 in.
Height: 65 ft.
Crown: 105 ft.
Points: 329
Date Last Measured: 2022
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2022
Comments: This tree appears very happy with its location at the playground. The spot is slightly downslope and appears moist. Trunk was measured 1' above ground at smallest girth where stems are fused. This tree is the largest in a group of several trees near the center of the playground's property.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: James City
Land Owner: Mount Gilead Baptist Church Trustees and Little Zion Baptist Church Trustees
GPS Coordinates: 37.220357, -76.622372
Directions: Grove Community Playground. Property address is 111 Grove Heights Avenue Williamsburg, VA 23185.
Owner Address: 8660 Pocahontas Trail
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Contact Information
Contact Name: Byron Carmean
Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com
Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Ln.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Contact Phone: 757-934-0588
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean
Other Nominators: Dylan Kania and Gary Williamson
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