Tree Information

Common Name: redwood

Scientific Name: Sequoia sempervirens

Native/Naturalized: Native to North America

Database ID: 538

Status: alive

National Champion: no

Virginia Champion: no

Trunk Girth: 235 in.

Tree Height: 44 ft.

Crown Spread: 38 ft.

Points: 288

Date Last Measured: 2017

Last Measured by: Renee Frith

Date First Measured: 2007

Comments: Healthy. Height measured with a digital clinometer. Top was knocked out in Hurricane Matthew (2016).

R. Frith May 2017

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: City of Norfolk

State Map

Land Owner: Norfolk Botanical Garden

GPS Coordinates: 36.906, -76.198

Directions: Located at the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, VA. Anyone interested in seeing this champ can find it near the arboretum and butterfly garden.

Owner Address: 6700 Azalea Garden Rd

Norfolk, VA 23518

Owner Phone: 757-441-5830

Contact Information

Contact Name: Carl Simmons

Contact Email: carl.simmons@nbgs.org

Contact Phone: 757-441-5830 (ext. 4

Contact Info: Carl Simmons is Curator of Woody Plants. Paul Ziegler contact information in private comments.

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Joe Foreman

Additional Information

I.D. Fact Sheet

Landowner Fact Sheet

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