Tree Information
Common Name: loblolly pine
Scientific Name: Pinus taeda
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3044
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 160 in.
Tree Height: 122 ft.
Crown Spread: 81 ft.
Points: 302
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Dave Kennedy, Erica Deale, Ioan Yamakov, Matt Gannon, Rand Milam, Timothy Kines
Date First Measured: 2023
Comments: This huge specimen is right next to another huge loblolly pine (id 3045) that was also nominated. The huge tree is located on a wooded embankment within a cove of the 96-acre Mariners' Lake. The root zone is within the waters of the lake cove. The tree is very healthy and vigorous.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Newport News
Land Owner: The Mariners' Museum and Park
GPS Coordinates: 37.046841, -76.48141
Owner Email: www.marinersmuseum.org
Directions: Located on a wooded embankment within a cove on Mariners' Lake in back of William's Field. Its rootzone is within the fresh water of the Mariners' Lake. To locate this tree; take Warwick Blvd. to Avenue of the Arts...to Museum Drive. Follow Museum Dive to Boundary Road and turn left onto Boundary Road. Follow Boundary Road to a mid-point and turn left into William's Field. On the backside of the field will be the sloped woodline for this tree location. Follow GPS coordinates to location.
Owner Address: 100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
Owner Phone: 757-596-2222
Contact Information
Contact Name: Dave Kennedy
Contact Email: dkennedy@marinersmuseum.org
Contact Info: Dave Kennedy is the Park Operations Manager for The Mariners’ Museum and Park. Other contacts: Erica Deale, Director of Park Department, edeale@marinersmuseum.org; Lauren Blincoe, Forestry Specialist, lblincoe@marinersmuseum.org
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Dave Kennedy, Erica Deale, Ioan Yamakov, Matt Gannon
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