Tree Information
Common Name: Chinaberry
Scientific Name: Melia azedarach
Native/Naturalized: Naturalized
Database ID: 3169
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 169 in.
Height: 44 ft.
Crown: 46 ft.
Points: 225
Date Last Measured: 2023
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, and Dylan Kania
Date First Measured: 2023
Comments:
Tree appears very old, yet seems healthy. Trunk splits low down on the tree, so measurement taken below the split at 1.5' above ground.
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Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Surry
Land Owner: Unknown
GPS Coordinates: 37.119985, -76.826888
Directions: Tree grows within a cemetery right next to Beechland Rd, on the left side of the road.
Owner Address: 810 Beechland Road
Elberon, VA 23846
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