Tree Information

Common Name: swamp dogwood

Scientific Name: Cornus foemina (syn. Cornus stricta)

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3404

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 12 in.

Tree Height: 25 ft.

Crown Spread: 15 ft.

Points: 41

Date Last Measured: 2025

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

Date First Measured: 2025

Comments:
2025 comments: This tree appears healthy growing in this ravine and should remain safe. It does have some competition from Chinese privet.

Dylan Kania January 25, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Chesapeake

State Map

Land Owner: Unknown

GPS Coordinates: 36.8140656, -76.4482818

Directions: From Portsmouth Boulevard in Chesapeake, take Jolliff Landing Parkway south. The tree grows in a wooded ravine on the left/eastern side, northeast of the Amazon distribution center.

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, Ben Rubinow, and Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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