Tree Information
Common Name: staghorn sumac
Scientific Name: Rhus typhina
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3379
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 22 in.
Height: 26 ft.
Crown: 21 ft.
Points: 53
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, and Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2025
Comments:
2025 comments: This tree is leaning across a stream toward the road over the guardrail. It appears okay otherwise and produced an abundance of fruit aggregates last fall. Its height is much reduced as a result of its lean.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Pulaski
Land Owner: Gerald Lyons
GPS Coordinates: 37.0281532, -80.7184504
Directions: From I81 in Pulaski, take East Main Street to the old Route 100 Road to Lowmans Ferry Road to the listed address. The tree grows near the edge of the stream east of the residence. It leans toward the road over a guard rail.
Owner Address: 3232 Lowmans Ferry Road
Pulaski, VA 24301
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, Dylan Kania, and Gary Williamson
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