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The tree is located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is currently the largest known Western redcedar in the world, [2] (compare to the Cheewhat Giant on Canada's Vancouver Island. [3] After the death in 2016 of the Quinault Big Cedar, the Duncan Cedar became the largest known Western redcedar in the United States ...
Thuja plicata is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. [2] or western red cedar in the UK, [3] and it is also called pacific red cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, just cedar, giant cedar, or shinglewood. [4]
Redwood National Park, California, United States Western North America [1] [2] It reached 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) in 2019. [3] The second and sixth tallest trees, both redwoods, were also found at Redwood National Park in 2006 when Hyperion was found, and were named Helios 114.8 metres (377 ft), and Icarus 113.1 metres (371 ft) tall. [3]
The tree was discovered in 1988 within the already established Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.It was named after nearby Cheewhat Lake. [3] With the death of the (17,650 cu ft (500 m 3)) Quinault Lake Cedar in 2016, [4] the Cheewhat Lake tree became the world's largest living Western redcedar.
Oregon: Willamette National Forest [18] 594,800 acres (240,700 ha) [18] Coast Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Bigleaf Maple: Oregon: Winema National Forest [18] 711,674 acres (288,004 ha) [18] Oregon: Fremont National Forest [18] 549,800 acres (222,500 ha) [18] Oregon: Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area: Blue Mountains ...
The largest tree in Forest Park is a Douglas-fir near the Stone House, the remains of a former public restroom near Balch Creek. It is 242 feet (74 m) high, and the trunk is 18.6 feet (5.7 m) in circumference. [12] Among the prominent wildflowers are Hooker's fairy bells, vanilla leaf, evergreen violet, and trillium. [11]
The forest's dominant tree species is the Douglas-fir, the state tree of Oregon. Douglas-fir is a valuable timber species in the United States. The forest contains some stands of old-growth forest, some of which are over 300 feet (91 m) tall, among the tallest trees in the world, with tree diameters ranging from 3 to 8 feet (0.91 to 2.44 m). [10]
Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [1] eastern white-cedar, [2] or arborvitae, [2] [3] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States. [3] [4] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.