Largest Sitka Spruce

(Picea sitchensis)

These measurements and volume/height data are from Robert Van Pelt's Book, Forest Giants For the Pacific Coast. These measurements are from 2001 or earlier.

"God's Valley Spruce". One of the largest recorded sitka spruce ever. It was over 20' dbh. Seaside Oregon. 




Rank	  Height		  Dbh			Volume			Name, Location, Notes--			 
	(m)  (feet)		(m)  (feet)		(m³) (ft³)
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1	75.6 248.0		4.55 14.9		337 11,920		Queets Spruce, Just off Klootchman Rock Trail, a few miles up Queets River trail. Olympic National Park. Discovered by Bob Wood.
2	62.5 205.0		3.71 12.2		333 11,780		San Juan Spruce, 15 miles up San Juan River from Port Renfrew. Can be seen clearly from bridge. Discovered by Randy Stoltmann. Excellent "Landmark Tree"
3	58.2 191.0		5.39 17.7		298 10,540		Quinalt Lake Spruce, South shore Quinalt Lake. Olympic National Park. Huge butress.
4	62.1 204.0		5.08 16.7		296 10,450		Klootchy Creek Giant, small park a few miles East of Seaside, Oregon. 
5	56.4 185.0		4.32 14.2		280 9,870  		Rector Ridge Spruce, Rector Ridge above Gods Valley, Oregon. Rare large spruce not growing in a floodplain.
6	78.3 257.0		3.99 13.1		272 9,600  		Preston Macy Tree, Hoh River Road wayside before visitor center. Olympic National Park.
7	80.8 265.0		4.03 13.2		266 9,410  		Maxine's Tree, Walbran Provincial Park, right off West Fork Walbran Creek. British Columbia. 
8	61.6 202.0		4.16 13.6		259 9,150  		Cougar Flat Sentinel, Hoh Rainforest Trail, several miles past visitor center, Cougar Flats near Cougar Creek. Discovered by Robert Wood, early explorer of Olympic National Park
9	57.6 189.0		4.10 13.5		257 9,080  		Big Flat Tree, South Fork Hoh River. Secluded Big Flat Area.Olympic National Park.
10	55.5 182.0		4.70 15.4		256 9,030  		Cape Meares Giant, Cape Meares State Park, Oregon. This is NOT the Octopus Tree but a larger spruce nearby. 
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