When it was uprooted and felled by a storm in 1905, its mass and dimensions were estimated, with a weight of at least 3,630 short tons, 3.3 million kilograms, or 7.26 million pounds and trunkvolume of at least 2,550 cubic meters (90,000 cubic feet).[2]
If these estimates were correct, this would have made it close to twice the size (in volume) of the largest living single-stem tree, the giant sequoia known as General Sherman; nearly triple that of the largest living coast redwood, Grogan's Fault, and having a trunk volume five times larger than the tallest of its species existing today, the Hyperion, only ten feet shorter at 380.1 feet.
Skip Johnson, a Fieldbrook logger interviewed in 1971, testified that he witnessed the Lindsey Creek Tree after it had fallen. He reported it as the tallest tree in Fieldbrook. He stated that a family member measured its diameter at 19 ft (5.8 m) at 130 ft (40 m) off the ground, and 9+1⁄2 ft (2.9 m) at 260 ft (79 m) off the ground, and its total height slightly exceeded 390 ft (120 m). Fairly solid evidence indicates that coast redwoods were the world's largest trees before logging, with numerous historical specimens reportedly over 400 ft (122 m).[3]Hyperion, another coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), currently the tallest, is 115.85 m (380.1 ft), which also makes it the world's tallest known living tree.[4]
^Van Pelt, Robert (2001). Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast. Global Forest Society and University of Washington Press. pp. 16, 42. ISBN978-0-295-98140-6.
^Earle, CJ (2011). "Sequoia sempervirens". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
Further reading
Walter Fry and John Roberts White. Big Trees. Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press; London, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press; First Printing, 1930, xvi, 126 pp.; ill.; 22.2 cm. x 14.4 cm.
Interesting Tree Facts, United Nations Environment Programme
January 06, 2023
lindsey, creek, tree, lindsey, creek, tree, largest, single, stem, organism, tree, known, have, existed, historically, coast, redwood, also, known, california, redwood, member, species, sequoia, sempervirens, grew, fieldbrook, california, along, lindsey, creek. The Lindsey Creek Tree was the largest single stem organism tree known to have existed historically It was a coast redwood also known as California redwood a member of the species Sequoia sempervirens It grew in Fieldbrook California along the Lindsey Creek which feeds into the Mad River 1 There are no known photographs of the tree Lindsey Creek TreeSpeciesCoast redwood Sequoia sempervirens LocationFieldbrook CaliforniaHeight118 87 m 390 0 ft Volume of trunk2 548 5 m3 90 000 cu ft Date felled1905When it was uprooted and felled by a storm in 1905 its mass and dimensions were estimated with a weight of at least 3 630 short tons 3 3 million kilograms or 7 26 million pounds and trunk volume of at least 2 550 cubic meters 90 000 cubic feet 2 If these estimates were correct this would have made it close to twice the size in volume of the largest living single stem tree the giant sequoia known as General Sherman nearly triple that of the largest living coast redwood Grogan s Fault and having a trunk volume five times larger than the tallest of its species existing today the Hyperion only ten feet shorter at 380 1 feet Contents 1 Johnson claims 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksJohnson claims EditSkip Johnson a Fieldbrook logger interviewed in 1971 testified that he witnessed the Lindsey Creek Tree after it had fallen He reported it as the tallest tree in Fieldbrook He stated that a family member measured its diameter at 19 ft 5 8 m at 130 ft 40 m off the ground and 9 1 2 ft 2 9 m at 260 ft 79 m off the ground and its total height slightly exceeded 390 ft 120 m Fairly solid evidence indicates that coast redwoods were the world s largest trees before logging with numerous historical specimens reportedly over 400 ft 122 m 3 Hyperion another coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens currently the tallest is 115 85 m 380 1 ft which also makes it the world s tallest known living tree 4 See also EditList of superlative trees List of individual treesReferences Edit Latest Tree News Michael Taylor The Most Massive Tree Zilkha Biomass Energy Van Pelt Robert 2001 Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast Global Forest Society and University of Washington Press pp 16 42 ISBN 978 0 295 98140 6 Earle CJ 2011 Sequoia sempervirens The Gymnosperm Database Retrieved 2019 08 11 Further reading EditWalter Fry and John Roberts White Big Trees Stanford Calif Stanford University Press London Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press First Printing 1930 xvi 126 pp ill 22 2 cm x 14 4 cm Donald Culross Peattie A Natural History of Western Trees Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1950 ISBN 978 0 395 58175 9 External links EditInteresting Tree Facts United Nations Environment Programme Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lindsey Creek tree amp oldid 1103381911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
