Tree Information

Common Name: summersweet clethra

Scientific Name: Clethra alnifolia

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 3475

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: yes

Trunk Girth: 8 in.

Tree Height: 15 ft.

Crown Spread: 14 ft.

Points: 27

Date Last Measured: 2025

Last Measured by: Dylan Kania, Ben Rubinow

Date First Measured: 2025

Comments:
2025 comments: Tree is in good health. Trunk circumference measured at 2' above ground level due to low branching. Growing on a cypress knee beside a very impressive baldcypress with 26’ trunk circumference.

D. Kania 01/02/2025

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Suffolk

State Map

Land Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

GPS Coordinates: 36.6099358, -76.5367306

Directions: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Approximately 4/5 of a mile south of Railroad Ditch.

Contact Information

Contact Name: Dylan Kania

Contact Email: dylankania@gmail.com

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Dylan Kania, Ben Rubinow

Additional Information

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