Tree Information

Common Name: large gallberry

Scientific Name: Ilex coriacea

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3392

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: yes

Trunk Girth: 8 in.

Tree Height: 18 ft.

Crown Spread: 12 ft.

Points: 29

Date Last Measured: 2025

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

Date First Measured: 2025

Comments:
2025 comments: This tree appears healthy and safe. It is a rare holly in Virginia and found only in the Dismal Swamp in the Chesapeake and Suffolk area, plus one grown site in Virginia Beach.

Dylan Kania March 14, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Suffolk

State Map

Land Owner: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

GPS Coordinates: 36.685240, -76.528833

Directions: From White Marsh Road in Suffolk, take Jericho Ditch Lane east to the parking at end for the Jericho-Hudnell Ditch Trailhead. Head south on Lynn Ditch Trail for approximately 8500 feet. The tree grows on the east side of the trail and is marked with tape.

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, Dylan Kania, and Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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