Tree Information
Common Name: Ogeechee tupelo
Scientific Name: Nyssa ogeche
Native/Naturalized: Native to North America
Database ID: 612
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 75 in.
Height: 56 ft.
Crown: 59 ft.
Points: 146
Date Last Measured: 2018
Last Measured by: Connie Reitz, Ricklin Brown, Shirley Devan, Keith Navia, Jeanette Navia
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: Healthy. Pollinates a female tree about 20 feet away. This is the male, the larger of the two Ogeechee tupelo trees in the pasture, on the left when viewing them from behind the fence. Plaque on the tree says "Ogeechee tupelo, Nyssa ogeche, Colonial Williamsburg."
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: City of Williamsburg
Land Owner: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
GPS Coordinates: 37.270075, -76.720489
Directions: S. Nassau St., Williamsburg. Near the intersection of Francis St. and S.Nassau street, in a sheep pasture, behind a fence built in the colonial style. Must get permission from the CW employee in charge of the pastures to access the pasture to measure the tree.
Owner Address: P. O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Owner Phone: 757-229-1000
Contact Information
Contact Name: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Contact Address: P. O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Contact Phone: 757-229-1000
Contact Info: Nominator was a VT forestry student working as the big tree intern during the summer of 2004. Carmean and Williamson measured in 2009.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Ruth Williams
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