The Hermitage Douglas-fir (also known as Ossian's Douglas-fir) was a Douglas-fir tree which stood in The Hermitage pleasure ground, in Dunkeld, Scotland, between c. 1750 and 2017.
| Hermitage Douglas-fir | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_55758.jpg) The tree (centre) in 2004 | |
  Hermitage Douglas-fir Location of the tree within Scotland | |
| Species | Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
| Coordinates | 56°33′32″N 3°37′16″W / 56.559°N 3.621°W |
| Height | 201.1 ft (61.3 m) |
| Date seeded | c. 1750 |
| Date felled | 13 January 2017 |
It was the first tree in Great Britain to reach 200 feet (61 m) in height;[1] it eventually reached a height of 201.1 feet (61.3 m).[2]
The tree was blown over due to high winds in the early hours of 13 January 2017.[3][4] Thought to have been planted in the 1750s,[3] it was, therefore, around 267 years old at the time it fell.
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Looking up the trunk of the Hermitage Douglas-fir
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Trust Walks: "Dunkeld and The Hermitage Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine," a podcast by the National Trust for Scotland; 27 June 2009
- ^ "Britain's tallest tree is 209ft Douglas fir" - The Telegraph, 25 February 2009
- ^ a b Bonn, Melanie (2017-01-20). "What to do with the Hermitage's giant fir after it blows over in storm". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "The Hermitage Douglas Fir - what now?". Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust. Retrieved 2023-03-31.