Doerner Fir

The Doerner Fir , also known as the Brummitt Fir, is a record-setting Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) in Oregon, is one of the tallest known trees in the world which is not a redwood (Sequoioideae), at 327 feet (99.7 m).[2]

Doerner Fir
The Doerner Fir in 2013
SpeciesCoast Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
Height327 ft (100 m)
Diameter11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Volume of trunk230 m3 (8,120 cu ft)[1]

The Doerner Fir was previously measured in 1991 at 329 feet (100.3 m) tall but had lost 2 feet (0.6 m) as of the latest measurement, in 2008.[3] It is approximately the same height as Centurion, a specimen of Eucalyptus regnans located in southern Tasmania, and as the tallest known specimen of Yellow meranti found in Borneo.[4]

The tree grows in a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest in Coos County.[2][5] The tree was previously named the Brummitt Fir after its drainage until it was renamed in honor of Ray Doerner, a Douglas County commissioner and longtime BLM employee.[3]

See also

References
  1. Van Pelt, Robert. Forest giants of the Pacific Coast. Vancouver: Global Forest Society in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle. ISBN 0-295-98140-7. OCLC 45300299.
  2. Richard, Terry (2015-06-09). "Doerner Fir tucked deep in Coos County forest is world's tallest non-redwood tree". Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. Richard, Terry (2010-03-27). "Doerner Fir rises 327 feet into the Coos County heavens". Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. "The world's tallest known tropical tree has been found—and climbed". Environment. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  5. "The Doerner Fir Trail". Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

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