Tree Information

Common Name: swamp dogwood

Scientific Name: Cornus foemina (syn. Cornus stricta)

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3134

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 19 in.

Tree Height: 23 ft.

Crown Spread: 22 ft.

Points: 48

Date Last Measured: 2023

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

Date First Measured: 2023

Comments:
This tree appears healthy and sound. Trunk circumference was measured at 0.5' due to low branch separation.

D. Kania 10/09/2023

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake

State Map

Land Owner: City of Chesapeake

GPS Coordinates: 36.56370, -76.2314

Directions: From the intersection of Backwoods Rd and Ballahack Rd travel Northwest on Ballahack Rd to Northwest Baptist Church. Tree grows in the swamp forest north of the church.

Owner Address: 900 Ballahack Rd

Chesapeake, VA 23322

Contact Information

Contact Name: Byron Carmean

Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com

Contact Phone: 757-934-0588

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean

Other Nominators: Dylan Kania and Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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