Tree Information
Common Name: loblolly pine
Scientific Name: Pinus taeda
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3045
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 159 in.
Tree Height: 119 ft.
Crown Spread: 76 ft.
Points: 297
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 3044) that was also nominated. The tree is very healthy. The root zone of the tree is within the freshwater of Mariners' Lake. The canopy is spread out over the lake cove and was photographed with a drone and measured with a laser device.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Newport News
Land Owner: The Mariners' Museum and Park
GPS Coordinates: 37.04693, -76.481382
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
Other Nominators: Erica Deale, Ioan Yamakov
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