Check out Canada’s second largest Douglas-fir tree (photos)

by Stephen Hui on April 24th, 2014 at 9:51 AM

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That's one big tree.

Dubbed "Big Lonely Doug", this Douglas-fir is the second largest tree of its species (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in Canada.

Forest ecologist Andy MacKinnon, who runs the B.C. Big Tree Registry, made it official last week, when he measured the thing.

Here's the stats:

Height: 70.2 metres or 230 feet
Circumference: 11.91 metres or 39 feet
Diameter: 3.91 metres or 12.4 feet
Canopy spread: 18.33 metres or 60.1 feet

Big Lonely Doug, found in the Gordon River valley on southern Vancouver Island, is estimated to be 1,000 years old.

The Ancient Forest Alliance, which sent out the photos, is calling for provincial legislation to protect big trees like this.

Comments

3 Comments

APS

Apr 27, 2014 at 11:40am

Now that it's by itself and not in the middle of a stand it is in danger of being blown down by a big wind. I'm grateful they left it, but don't understand why, and so unprotected.

Astrid

Apr 29, 2014 at 7:16am

So that when the poor tree comes down, they can claim it. And pat themselves on their backs claiming they respect nature. All they respect is money. And to hell with any conservation. And the premier is at fault too, for allowing this devastation to continue.