Douglas-fir — East of Degnen Road

Circumference: 6.21 metres (20' 4")
Diameter at breast height: 1.98 metres (6' 6")

GaLTT Tree ID #43
Year nominated: 2015
Nominated by Kelly Bilquist

Location: East of Degnen Road on Provincial Crown Land
Ownership: BC Government
Latitude: 49.14170°
Longitude: 123.74619°

Notes: 1. Broken top with fire scars at base.
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: From the end of Degnen Road, walk south to Centre Road Trail. Turn left and then left again at the "meeting tree", Keep right at the next Y junction and then left on a single-track trail ("Champain Trail"). Tree is off to the right side of the trail.

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