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[[File:Morning Times 1897 Douglas fir.jpg|thumb|Nooksack Giant depicted after felling, in ''[[The Morning Times (Washington, D.C.)|The Morning Times]]'', February 28, 1897]] |
[[File:Morning Times 1897 Douglas fir.jpg|thumb|Nooksack Giant depicted after felling, in ''[[The Morning Times (Washington, D.C.)|The Morning Times]]'', February 28, 1897]] |
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The '''Nooksack Giant''' was a superlative [[Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii|Coast Douglas-fir]] (''Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii'') that grew at Loop's Ranch (now Alpenglow Farm) in [[Maple Falls]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] State. It was felled in the 1890s. The tree was measured with a tape after felling at {{convert|465|feet}} tall, and {{convert|34|feet}} in circumference. It produced more than 96,000 [[board feet]] of lumber.<ref name=ST20110904>{{citation|title=Giant logged long ago but not forgotten|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=September 4, 2011 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/giant-logged-long-ago-but-not-forgotten/}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' regarded the tree in a March 7, 1897 issue as the "most magnificent fir tree ever beheld by human eyes" and called its destruction a "truly pitiable tale" and a "crime".<ref name=ST20110904/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/03/07/102093447.pdf|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Topics of The Times|date=March 7, 1897}}</ref> ''[[The Morning Times (Washington, D.C.)|The Morning Times]]'' of February 28, 1897 claimed that the wood, sawed into one-inch strips, would reach from "[[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]] [the tree's location] to China".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024442/1897-02-28/ed-1/seq-19/|publisher=The Morning Times|title=This tree might reach to China|location=Washington, D.C.|date=February 28, 1897|page=19|via=Library of Congress}}</ref> |
The '''Nooksack Giant''' was a superlative [[Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii|Coast Douglas-fir]] (''Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii'') that grew at Loop's Ranch (now Alpenglow Farm) in [[Maple Falls]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] State. It was felled in the 1890s. The tree was measured with a tape after felling at {{convert|465|feet}} tall, and {{convert|34|feet}} in circumference, making the Nooksack Giant easily the tallest tree ever recorded on the planet, although anecdotal reports exist of other Douglas firs and mountain ash reaching 500ft, which often dismissed as unreliable<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/66377-tallest-tree-ever-measured</ref><ref>https://rephaim23.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/tallest-douglas-fir-and-redwood-in-america/</ref>. |
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It produced more than 96,000 [[board feet]] of lumber.<ref name=ST20110904>{{citation|title=Giant logged long ago but not forgotten|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=September 4, 2011 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/giant-logged-long-ago-but-not-forgotten/}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' regarded the tree in a March 7, 1897 issue as the "most magnificent fir tree ever beheld by human eyes" and called its destruction a "truly pitiable tale" and a "crime".<ref name=ST20110904/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/03/07/102093447.pdf|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Topics of The Times|date=March 7, 1897}}</ref> ''[[The Morning Times (Washington, D.C.)|The Morning Times]]'' of February 28, 1897 claimed that the wood, sawed into one-inch strips, would reach from "[[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]] [the tree's location] to China".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024442/1897-02-28/ed-1/seq-19/|publisher=The Morning Times|title=This tree might reach to China|location=Washington, D.C.|date=February 28, 1897|page=19|via=Library of Congress}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 14:36, 15 September 2023
The Nooksack Giant was a superlative Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) that grew at Loop's Ranch (now Alpenglow Farm) in Maple Falls in Washington State. It was felled in the 1890s. The tree was measured with a tape after felling at 465 feet (142 m) tall, and 34 feet (10 m) in circumference, making the Nooksack Giant easily the tallest tree ever recorded on the planet, although anecdotal reports exist of other Douglas firs and mountain ash reaching 500ft, which often dismissed as unreliable[1][2]. It produced more than 96,000 board feet of lumber.[3] The New York Times regarded the tree in a March 7, 1897 issue as the "most magnificent fir tree ever beheld by human eyes" and called its destruction a "truly pitiable tale" and a "crime".[3][4] The Morning Times of February 28, 1897 claimed that the wood, sawed into one-inch strips, would reach from "Whatcom [the tree's location] to China".[5]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/66377-tallest-tree-ever-measured
- ^ https://rephaim23.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/tallest-douglas-fir-and-redwood-in-america/
- ^ a b "Giant logged long ago but not forgotten", The Seattle Times, September 4, 2011
- ^ "Topics of The Times" (PDF). The New York Times. March 7, 1897.
- ^ "This tree might reach to China". Washington, D.C.: The Morning Times. February 28, 1897. p. 19 – via Library of Congress.
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