This page contains specific information about coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) '4972', which can be found along the San Juan River in Port Renfrew (municipality of Port Renfrew).This tree is called "Red Creek Tree". It is the largest Douglas-fir and the largest tree in the pine family (Pinaceae) by volume (349 m3). Measurements from Van Pelt (2001): Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast.
The girth of the tree is 13.30 m measured at a height of 1.37 m (Dec 1998, "Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"). Its height is exactly 73.80 m (Dec 1998, laser with Sine method (e.g. Nikon Forestry 550 laser rangefinder), "Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"). This tree was planted around the year 1000 ± 300, which makes it around 1013 ± 300 years old (KoutaR, Nov 1, 2011).
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