PhoenixSerenityJul 27, 2023

An enormous #OldGrowth #cedar #tree has been identified in #VancouverIsland ’s #ClayoquotSound possibly dating back over a millennium. The western #RedCedar reaches a towering height of 46 metres and stands five metres wide at its base.

It is currently the sixth largest redcedar in #Canada - according to the #BCBigTreeRegistry 🌲

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/07/27/news/massive-old-growth-tree-clayoquot-sound

#SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #StopDeforestation #ProtectAncientForests #CarbonSinks #biodiversity #StopEcocide #ecology #BigTrees

Existence of massive, ‘mind-blowing’ old-growth tree revealed in Clayoquot Sound

An enormous old-growth cedar tree has been identified in Vancouver Island’s Clayoquot Sound, possibly dating back over a millennium.

Canada's National Observer
BC Info BotMay 29, 2023
The Tyee: How the Hunt for Big Trees ‘Helped Me Ease Up on Myself’ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/29/Hunt-For-Big-Trees/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #TrackingGiants:BigTrees,TinyTriumphs,andMisadventuresintheForest #BCWesternForestProducts #BCBigTreeRegistry #Dr.SallyAitken #Norvan’sCastle #BCTimberSales #GregHerringer #BigtreesB.C. #ColinSpratt
How the Hunt for Big Trees ‘Helped Me Ease Up on Myself’ | The Tyee

In Amanda Lewis’s new book, ‘Tracking Giants,’ she visits BC’s biggest specimens. A Tyee Q&A.

The Tyee