Grove Of Giants - Cheewhat Lake Cedar - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

Less than 100 km, as the eagle flies, from Sooke lives Canada's largest known tree, the Cheewhat Lake Cedar. This Western red cedar (Thuja plicata - thoo-yuh ply-kay-tuh) is 18.34 m/60.2 ft in circumference and 55.5 m/182 ft in height. It is the second largest known tree of its type on the planet. The largest cedar is the Quinault Lake Cedar on the Olympic Peninsula over the Juan de Fuca Strait from Sooke.

After a hike to the Cheewhat Lake Cedar, tree pilgrims are often left feeling speechless. It is difficult to achieve a sense of proportion around such a massive living thing. The Cheewhat Cedar is often described as "a wall of wood." This wall is old, with estimates ranging upwards of 2500 years, and still growing.

Vancouver Island is in the middle of Western red cedar range. The island is prime territory for these slow growing, long lived, droopy, fragrant trees. Fittingly, the Western red cedar is British Columbia's official tree.

Genus/Species: Western Red Cedar Height: 182 Girth: 60 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Park Age: 2500 Historical significance: With much of Vancouver Island having been logged two or three times, these giants are now rare. Luckily, this tree is protected within the boundaries of Pacific Rim National Park. Website reference: [Web Link] Parking coordinates: N 48° 41.562 W 124° 44.154 Walk time: 20 Photograpy coordinates: N 48° 41.700 W 124° 44.376 Planter: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.

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