| Red Creek Fir | |
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 Red Creek Fir with a woman standing at its base | |
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| Species | Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
| Location | Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°34′46″N 124°13′15″W / 48.57944°N 124.22083°W |
| Height | 73.8 m (242 ft) |
| Diameter | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Volume of trunk | 349 m3 (12,300 cu ft)[1] |
| Date seeded | ~1000 CE |
The Red Creek Fir is a large Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree located in the San Juan Valley of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. By volume, it is the largest known Douglas fir tree on Earth.[2][3]
- ^ Earle, Christopher J. "Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. menziesii". Gymnosperm Database. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Menary, David (1997). Great Trees of Canada. Blue River Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-312-24814-4.
- ^ Clarke, Brennan (August 31, 2010), "Logging threatens largest Douglas fir on earth, activists say", Globe and Mail, archived from the original on June 21, 2021, retrieved July 23, 2016