Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) — Sandwell Park

Circumference: 6.37 metres (20' 11")
Diameter at breast height: 2.03 metres (6' 8")

GaLTT tree ID: #19
Nickname: "Sir Sandwell"
Year nominated: 2013
Nominated by David Boehm

Location: Sandwell Park, on steep rocky slope above the washrooms.
Ownership: BC Provincial Park
Latitude: 49.18617°
Longitude: 123.81989°

Notes: 1. Single-stem.
2. The largest circumference coastal Douglas-fir in BC (in Port Refrew) is 13.8m. The tallest (in Coquitlam) is 94.3m tall but its circumference is only 8.10m.

Access: Sandwell Park on steep rocky slope above the washrooms.

douglas-fir photo

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