Oregon Coast Big Trees

[mdvaden]

Woke up this morning and had a spontaneous urge to drive to the Oregon Coast. Started between Cannon Beach and Manzanita checking out a few medium size Western redcedar trees.

 

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Same tree, view from the side.

Enjoying my new wireless remote a lot

 

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Not far away in Oswald West State Park, a fairly large Sitka Spruce. 209 feet tall. 40 foot circumference @ DBH.

Browsing the Oregon registry, it's really not that far from the present new Oregon Sitka champion.

Oregon Big Tree Registry

Just sent them an email, because I was under the impression that points is based on 1/4 crown spread for national champions, and the Oregon points for the Sitka seem to include the entire 93 for crown spread.

 

[mdvaden]

Before it fell, I used to stop at the Oregon Champion Sitka Spruce every year, at least once. Will probably stop every year anyway, to see just how nature works-over the remains. The shrubs are already beginning to engulf the fringes now.

 

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Another view.

Washington's Sitka was a co-champion. And that one is still standing, and easy to walk to near Quinault.

 

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The 70-300mm lens is starting to become a favorite for leaves and flowers.

Bigleaf maple leaves.

 

[tcsafety]

Great pics! I gotta get up there.

 

[benj]

MAN THATS AWESOME!!!! wish we had trees like that here in Ohio...

good pic's