Bridge Creek Twin Fir #2
Rocky Mountain Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
Rocky Mountain Douglas-Fir
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A large Rocky Mountain Douglas-Fir growing with its companion tree in a small two-tree grove near Bridge Creek and Abraham Lake. Although it is the smaller of the two twins, it still exceeds 11 ft in circumference and reaches over 115 ft tall. Its fire-charred bark, size, and height make it part of the exceptional veteran Douglas-fir complex documented in this area. The tree is estimated at approximately 400 years old, having germinated around 1626.
- Species
- Rocky Mountain Douglas-Fir
- Scientific name
- Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
- Area
- Alberta
- Circumference
- 3.40 m
- Height
- 35.26 m
- Canopy spread
- 12.90 m
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A large Rocky Mountain Douglas-Fir growing with its companion tree in a small two-tree grove near Bridge Creek and Abraham Lake. Although it is the smaller of the two twins, it still exceeds 11 ft in circumference and reaches over 115 ft tall. Its fire-charred bark, size, and height make it part of the exceptional veteran Douglas-fir complex documented in this area. The tree is estimated at approximately 400 years old, having germinated around 1626.
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