Hermitage Douglas-fir
| Hermitage Douglas-fir | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_55758.jpg) The tree (centre) in 2004 | |
  Hermitage Douglas-fir Location of the tree within Scotland | |
| Species | Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
| Coordinates | 56°33′32″N 3°37′16″W / 56.559°N 3.621°W |
| Height | 201.1 ft (61.3 m) |
| Date seeded | c. 1750 |
| Date felled | 13 January 2017 |
The Hermitage Douglas-fir (also known as Ossian's Douglas-fir) was a Douglas-fir tree which stood in The Hermitage pleasure ground, in Dunkeld, Scotland, between c. 1750 and 2017.
It was the first tree in Great Britain to reach 200 feet (61 m) in height;[1] it eventually reached a height of 201.1 feet (61.3 m).[2]
The tree was blown over due to high winds in the early hours of 13 January 2017.[3][4] Thought to have been planted in the 1750s,[3] it was, therefore, around 267 years old at the time it fell.
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Looking up the trunk of the Hermitage Douglas-fir
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Trust Walks: "Dunkeld and The Hermitage Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine," a podcast by the National Trust for Scotland; 27 June 2009
- ^ "Britain's tallest tree is 209ft Douglas fir" - The Telegraph, 25 February 2009
- ^ a b Bonn, Melanie (2017-01-20). "What to do with the Hermitage's giant fir after it blows over in storm". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "The Hermitage Douglas Fir - what now?". Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust. Retrieved 2023-03-31.