Tree Information

Common Name: Alleghany chinkapin

Scientific Name: Castanea pumila

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3410

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: yes

Trunk Girth: 34 in.

Tree Height: 36 ft.

Crown Spread: 32 ft.

Points: 78

Date Last Measured: 2025

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

Date First Measured: 2025

Comments:
2025 comments: This tree has an unusual form, forking at 1 foot above grown into 2 stems: one vertical, one leaning out. It appears healthy, but no burs were found. Trunk circumference was measured at 6 inches above the ground due to low branching.

Dylan Kania February 8, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Suffolk

State Map

Land Owner: Unknown

GPS Coordinates: 36.8865253, -76.5254124

Directions: From Route 17 (Bridge Road) in Suffolk, travel SE on Crittenden Road to unnamed road across from Crittenden sand pit. Tree grows on N side of peninsula on steep bluff above tidal creek.

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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