Tree Information

Common Name: slippery elm

Scientific Name: Ulmus rubra

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3344

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 210 in.

Tree Height: 82 ft.

Crown Spread: 95 ft.

Points: 316

Date Last Measured: 2024

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

Date First Measured: 2024

Comments:
2024 comments: This tree seems very healthy and sound. It has several root sprouts a distance from the "main" stem.

Dylan Kania February 3, 2024

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Suffolk

State Map

Land Owner: Joanna and Earl Tonkin

GPS Coordinates: 36.876403, -76.475409

Directions: From Bridge Road in Suffolk, (RT. 17), take Knotts Neck Road N to the address listed. The tree grows near the band of a creek and just west of the cottage.

Owner Address: 3450 Knotts Neck Road

Suffolk, VA 23435

Contact Information

Contact Name: Byron Carmean

Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com

Contact Address: 3616 Labrador Lane

Suffolk, VA 23434

Contact Phone: 757-934-0588

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean

Other Nominators: Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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