About 9 km east of Oaxaca is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, trees in the world, El Tule.
It was measured in 2005 to be about 116 feet high, but with a circumference of 128 feet, and a diameter of 46 feet.
It’s a Montezuma cypress, and could be 2000 years old–or so.
Publisher: Still looking for a big tree closer to home
Bonnie Shamber says
Former Ken and Norma Forbes family property – has a large Weeping Willow on it, 32 ft. around the base. Is very large and will probabley be cut down soon.
Sandra Smith says
Remind me next spring after the snow has gone Jack, and I can take you to a couple of Western Larch that survived the fire around 1930. These trees are tagged as wildlife trees.
Jason Parker says
There is a big tree registry for B.C. trees somewhere on the MFLNRO website. Can’t find it right now. Right around South Okanagan / Boundary many of the records for Interior Conifers are held. Some very large Western Larch, Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir locally.
Laird Smith says
On the former Carlton MacNaughton property, up McKinney Road, there was a spectacular fir tree! Three of us hugged the tree and just touched finger tips it was so wide.That was during the early 1980’s.
The loggers have been through that area since, but the stump would still be there if the tree isn’t. In one of my Rural Reports I talked about that tree and a number of people commented about it.
Brita Park says
Laird, was that giant tree a Douglas Fir? or a Tamarack( Larch)?
Jason Parker says
If memory serves me correct there is an entry in the big tree registry for one of largest Western Larch on / adjacent to the property. These trees hold little lumber value or even firewood value given the degree of rot and wing shake / separation. High wildlife value.