Red Creek Fir

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]

Red Creek Fir
Red Creek Fir with a woman standing at its base
Species	Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Location	Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	48°34′46″N 124°13′15″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

History

The tree was seeded sometime around 1000 CE. It flourished due to its location on the shaded southern slopes of the San Juan Valley and being no more than 0.5 km (0.31 mi) from the San Juan River.^{[citation needed]}

Despite various attempts by the Ancient Forest Alliance, it does not yet have formal governmental protection aside from being placed on a public recreation site.^[4] A proposal exists to extend the current Pacific Rim National Park down the west coast of the island to include the Red Creek Fir, as well as it being listed by Heritage BC. As of July 2016^[update], both proposals have been unsuccessful.

Dimensions

The Red Creek Fir has a diameter of 4.2 m (14 ft), a circumference of 9.8 m (32 ft), and a height of 73.8 m (242 ft). The tree has an approximate age of at least 1000 years old.^[2]

See also

• Big Lonely Doug
• List of individual trees
• List of superlative trees
• Port Renfrew—A nearby community
• San Juan Spruce

References

1. Earle, Christopher J. "Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. menziesii". Gymnosperm Database. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
2. Menary, David (1997). Great Trees of Canada. Blue River Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-312-24814-4.
3. 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
4. Lavoie, Judith (February 25, 2010), "Largest Douglas fir in the world at risk say environmentalists", Times Colonist, archived from the original on September 11, 2018, retrieved July 23, 2016

External links

• Drone footage of the Red Creek Fir, September 2014