Tree Information

Common Name: laurel oak

Scientific Name: Quercus laurifolia

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3407

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 203 in.

Tree Height: 125 ft.

Crown Spread: 86 ft.

Points: 350

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 very healthy and sound. Its trunk is clear up to at least 65 feet.

Dylan Kania January 20, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Suffolk

State Map

Land Owner: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

GPS Coordinates: 36.7265848, -76.5444537

Directions: From Bus. 13 in Suffolk, take Roosevelt Drive southeast to Blythwood Lane. Turn left there and continue to Nixon Drive and turn right. The tree grows in the Dismal Swamp NWR just past a powerline on the left. Use GPS to zero in this tree, which is marked with flagging tape.

Owner Address: 3100 Desert Road

Suffolk, VA 23434