Tree Information

Common Name: Oriental arborvitae

Scientific Name: Platycladus orientalis

Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized

Database ID: 3466

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 105 in.

Tree Height: 49 ft.

Crown Spread: 33 ft.

Points: 162

Date Last Measured: 2025

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

Date First Measured: 2025

Comments:
2025 comments: This tree appears healthy and sound. Trunk circumference was measured at 1 foot above ground level due to low branching.

Dylan Kania November 22, 2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: York

State Map

Land Owner: National Park Service

GPS Coordinates: 37.209350, -76.504421

Directions: Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Historical Park, Revolutionary War Surrender Field. From Cook Rd in Yorktown, take Surrender Rd to just beyond the crossing of Historical Tour Rd. The tree grows at the corner next to an open grassy field next to Surrender Rd.

Owner Address: P.O. Box 210

Yorktown, VA 23690

Owner Phone: 757-898-3400

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

Additional Information

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