Tree Information
Common Name: possumhaw
Scientific Name: Ilex decidua
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3458
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: no
Trunk Girth: 22 in.
Tree Height: 30 ft.
Crown Spread: 28 ft.
Points: 59
Date Last Measured: 2025
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson
Date First Measured: 2025
Comments:
2025 comments: This tree appears very healthy and sound. It grows away from the river and is less likely to be cut by beavers. Circumference of largest stem measured at 4.5' above ground.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Sussex
Land Owner: Private
GPS Coordinates: 36.9431643, -77.2070633
Directions: This tree grows in the floodplain of the Nottoway River approximately 4000 feet upriver of the Rt 40 bridge on the east side, and approximately 400 feet east of the river.
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, Gary Williamson
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