Quinault Rex is a 302-foot (92 m) tall Douglas fir discovered near the south shore of Lake Quinault in 1999.[1][2][3] As of 2000, it was the tallest Douglas fir known to be standing.[4]

References

  1. Van Pelt 2001, p. 51.
  2. Mitchell 2004, p. 69.
  3. Carder 2005, p. 18.
  4. William Dietrich (March 19, 2000), "Douglas Fir, Then and Now", The Seattle Times

Sources

  • Van Pelt, Robert (2001), Forest giants of the Pacific Coast, Vancouver, San Francisco, Seattle: Global Forest Society in association with University of Washington Press, OCLC 45300299
  • Mitchell, John G. (July 2004), "Olympic national park", National Geographic, vol. 206, pp. 56–75 via ProQuest document ID 200959392
  • Carder, Al (2005). "Remarkable trees of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest". Giant Trees of Western America and the World. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55017-363-5.
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