Tree Information
Common Name: swamp black tupelo
Scientific Name: Nyssa biflora
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3351
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 213 in.
Tree Height: 98 ft.
Crown Spread: 51 ft.
Points: 324
Date Last Measured: 2024
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Ben Rulinow, Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2024
Comments:
2024 comments: This tree appears healthy, but is hollow in its base. It grows on protected land.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake
Land Owner: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
GPS Coordinates: 36.6142924, -76.4501385
Directions: The tree grows off the northeast corner of Lake Drummond about 0.2 miles from the shoreline in swamp forest.
Owner Address: 3100 Desert Road
Suffolk, VA 23434
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, Ben Rulinow, Gary Williamson
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