Tree Information

Common Name: Atlantic white-cedar

Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis thyoides

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3412

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 99 in.

Tree Height: 84 ft.

Crown Spread: 33 ft.

Points: 191

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 and sound. It has grown in a spot that allowed it to produce a wider crown than usual for its species.

Dylan Kania February 15, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Suffolk

State Map

Land Owner: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

GPS Coordinates: 36.7099208, -76.5296872

Directions: Take White Marsh Road from Suffolk to Jericho Ditch Lane to the parking area on the east end. The tree grows in the swamp forest 200 feet west of Lynn Ditch and 2700 feet south of the parking area.

Owner Address: 3100 Desert Road

Suffolk, VA 23434