Common Name: water tupelo
Scientific Name: Nyssa aquatica
Category: Champion (big) tree
Comments: This is the state and national champion water tupelo, discoverd by Byron Carmean and Gary Fleming. This tree, and the old-growth cypress-tupelo swamp forest in which it was found, were featured in state and national media outlets in 2006.
Dendrology Notes: Big Tree Database
Nominator: Byron Carmean and Gary Fleming
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County/City: Southampton