The "Columbus" Tree - Port Alberni, BC
N 49° 14.067 W 124° 48.315
10U E 368583 N 5455087
An impressive growth ring display at the Port Alberni City Hall.
Waymark Code: WM96EC
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/05/2010
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From the plaque on the display:
A section from a Douglas Fir tree which grew for 501 years in the Nitinat Valley, attaining a height of 238 feet. When felled in 1957, the tree contained 32,533 board feet of merchantable wood.
Growth started in 1456, 36 years before Columbus discovered America.
Presented to the City of Port Alberni by MacMillan & Bloedel Limited July 1957
To put the amount of wood in perspective, an average 1800 square foot house requires 10,000 board feet of lumber to build. This tree contained enough wood for 3 houses.