The Doerner Fir, also known as the Brummitt Fir, is a former 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 325.8 feet (99.3 m).[2]
The Doerner Fir was previously measured in 1991 at 329 feet (100.3 m) tall but had lost 3.2 feet (1.0 m) as of the latest measurement, in 2022.[3]
The tree grows in a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest in Coos County.[4] 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.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Van Pelt, Robert. (2001). 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.
- ^ Richard, Terry (2015-06-09). "Doerner Fir tucked deep in Coos County forest is world's tallest non-redwood tree". Oregonian/OregonLive. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "New Height Champions for Oregon". Native Tree Society BBS.
- ^ "The Doerner Fir Trail". Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Richard, Terry (2010-03-27). "Doerner Fir rises 327 feet into the Coos County heavens". Oregonian/OregonLive. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
External links
- Brian Kelley (2021-02-26). "The Doerner Fir". gatheringgrowth.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-24.