Tree Information

Common Name: blackgum

Scientific Name: Nyssa sylvatica

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3094

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 156 in.

Tree Height: 85 ft.

Crown Spread: 77 ft.

Points: 260

Date Last Measured: 2023

Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson

Date First Measured: 2023

Comments: This tree appears very healthy and sound. It is pictured in fall colors in "The Remarkable Trees of Virginia", covering two pages.

D. Kania. July 2023.

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Richmond

State Map

Land Owner: Hollywood Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 37.536188, -77.456169

Directions: The tree is located at the top of the hill, 75 feet west of Circular Ave.

Owner Address: 517 S. Cherry St

Richmond, VA 23220

Contact Information

Contact Name: Byron Carmean

Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com

Contact Phone: 757-934-0588

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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