Common Name: red maple
Scientific Name: Acer rubrum
Category: Unique tree
Comments: This is a tree at False Cape State Park in Virginia Beach. The park includes the grounds of abandoned hunt club and apparently someone abandonded their rowboat as well. The tree grew right up the boat and note how the limbs have wrapped themselves around the barbed wire! Note: In the 1800s, False Cape gained a reputation as a ship's graveyard. The area got its name because its land mass resembled Cape Henry, luring boats into shallow waters. Survivors of such a shipwreck established one of the area's first communities, Wash Woods. The villages church and other structures were built using cypress wood that washed ashore from a wreck. Remains of the settlement still exist today.
Best time to photograph: April and October when there is open access to False Cape State Park through Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Nominator: Staci R. Martin
This tree is not on public or publicly accessible property. The owner's name, address, and the exact location of the tree are not displayed to protect the privacy of these individuals. If you are the owner and wish to make this information public, please let us know.
County/City: Virginia Beach