Doerner Fir

The Doerner Fir is a record-setting Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) in Oregon, reckoned to be the tallest tree in the world which is not a redwood (Sequoioideae), at 327 feet (99.7 m).[1] It was previously measured in 1991 at 329 feet (100.3 m) tall but had lost 2 feet (0.6 m) as of the latest measurement, in 2008.[2] The tree grows in a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest in Coos County.[1][3] The tree was previously named the Brummitt Fir after its drainage until it was renamed in honor of Ray Doerner, a Douglas County commissioner and longtime BLM employee.[2]

The Doerner Fir

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References
  1. Richard, Terry (2015-06-09). "Doerner Fir tucked deep in Coos County forest is world's tallest non-redwood tree". Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. Richard, Terry (2010-03-27). "Doerner Fir rises 327 feet into the Coos County heavens". Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. "The Doerner Fir Trail". Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

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