Difference between revisions of "Big Red"
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− | "Big Red" is an 8 ½-foot diameter, 29 feet in circumference, 500-year-old ponderosa pine which resides in LaPine State Park. Big Red is officially recognized as the largest ponderosa pine of the nominate subspecies in the world although there is a Pacific ponderosa, a different subspecies, in California which is bigger. Big Red weighs in at 532 points on the big tree scale even though it lost part of its crown to | + | "Big Red" is an 8 ½-foot diameter, 29 feet in circumference, 500-year-old ponderosa pine which resides in LaPine State Park. Big Red is officially recognized as the largest ponderosa pine of the nominate subspecies in the world although there is a Pacific ponderosa, a different subspecies, in California which is bigger. Big Red weighs in at 532 points on the big tree scale even though it lost part of its crown to winter storms. |
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Revision as of 03:14, 26 May 2017
- Hikes including this destination:
- Big Pine Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 43.77193, -121.51973
- Elevation: 4185 feet
Description
"Big Red" is an 8 ½-foot diameter, 29 feet in circumference, 500-year-old ponderosa pine which resides in LaPine State Park. Big Red is officially recognized as the largest ponderosa pine of the nominate subspecies in the world although there is a Pacific ponderosa, a different subspecies, in California which is bigger. Big Red weighs in at 532 points on the big tree scale even though it lost part of its crown to winter storms.
More Links
- “A Big Tree monster at LaPine State Park’” (OregonLive)
- “LaPine State Park’s Big Red measured as largest ponderosa pine of its species” (OregonLive)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)