Tree Information

Common Name: Carolina ash

Scientific Name: Fraxinus caroliniana

Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia

Database ID: 663

Status: alive

National Champion: yes

Virginia Champion: yes

Circumference: 75 in.

Height: 74 ft.

Crown: 31 ft.

Points: 157

Date Last Measured: 2016

Last Measured by: Byron Carmean, Gary Fleming, Karen Patterson, Gary Williamson

Date First Measured: 2005

Comments:
2024 update: Recognized again as national champion. Had been national co-champion prior to 2013, but was dethroned for 10 years.
2016 update: Tree appears healthy. It lost a portion of its top (probably Isabell) and lost a few points!

Gary P. Fleming, 2005 (l) Gary Williamson, 2016 (r)

Location of Tree

Tree is located in: Southampton

State Map

Land Owner: State of Virginia - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation

GPS Coordinates: 36.67667, -77.04665

Directions: Old-growth swamp forest formerly owned by International Paper. From the intersection of Rt. 58 and 58 Bypass at Courtland, VA, take Rt. 742 (Old Bridge Rd) south to the boat ramp. Tree is in swamp forest slightly up river of the ramp.

Contact Information

Contact Name: Byron Carmean

Contact Email: rockplantrn@gmail.com

Contact Address: 3616 labrador Ln.

Suffolk, VA 23434

Contact Phone: 757-934-0588

Nominators

Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Fleming, Karen Patterson, Gary Williamson

Additional Information

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