Tree Information

Common Name: American sycamore

Scientific Name: Platanus occidentalis

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3436

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 346 in.

Tree Height: 112 ft.

Crown Spread: 113 ft.

Points: 486

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 sound, growing in a ravine between agricultural fields. Trunk measured at 4.5' above ground.

Dylan Kania August 22, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: Middlesex

State Map

Land Owner: Hewick Plantation

GPS Coordinates: 37.6444765, -76.5861842

Directions: In Urbanna VA, take Old Virginia street to the entrance of Hewick Plantation. The tree grows in a wooded ravine north of the residence behind a small agricultural field.

Owner Address: 5123 Old Virginia St.

Urbanna, VA 23175

Owner Phone: 804-758-1678

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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