Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) — Twin Beaches

Circumference: 6.09 metres (20' 0")
Diameter at breast height: 1.94 metres (6' 4")— see notes below

GaLTT tree ID: #6
Year nominated: 2015
Nominated by David Boehm

Location: Gabriola Sands Provincial Park at Twin Beaches
Ownership: BC Parks
Latitude: 49.19386°
Longitude: 123.85964°

Notes:
1. Multiple stems.
2. Measurements taken below forks 35cm above ground.
3. The largest circumference coastal Douglas-fir in British Columbia (in Port Refrew) is 13.8m. The tallest (in Coquitlam) is 94.3m tall but its circumference is only 8.10m.

Access: On the west side of Ricardo Road in the picnic area above Taylor Bay beach.

Douglas-fir photo

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