Tree Information
Common Name: American beech
Scientific Name: Fagus grandifolia
Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia
Database ID: 3504
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Trunk Girth: 225 in.
Tree Height: 103 ft.
Crown Spread: 96 ft.
Points: 352
Date Last Measured: 2026
Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Dylan Kania, Gary Williamson, Bella Hardaway, Eric Wiseman
Date First Measured: 2026
Comments:
2026 comments: A double-trunk specimen with significant bark inclusion and ribbed reaction wood that extends from about 6' above ground down to within about 2' above ground. The stems are likely stump sprouts that grew back after the original tree was felled long ago. Tree was left during the most recent forest clearcut around it in 2019. Canopy is full and healthy. Greatest threat to tree is a catastrophic failure of the defective stem union due to crown weight and wind force in the exposed landscape. Trunk measured at 3.3' above mid-slope position on east side of root plate. This was the narrowest trunk girth between ground and 4.5' above ground. Height and crown spread cross-verified with a Lidar scan from May 2020.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Southampton
Land Owner: Jim Parker
GPS Coordinates: 36.746458, -77.133453
Directions: Tree is about 0.40 miles up Rose Hill Drive northeast of Indian Town Road. Can drive right up next to forest edge where tree is located on left (north). Will become increasingly difficult to measure tree as the clearcut forest grows up around it.
Owner Address: Private
Owner Phone: Private
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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