My redwood tree is bigger than yours… Ralph claimed the record for the largest Redwood tree in Oregon but I thought maybe one I had seen might give him a run for his money. We organized a trip to Curry County near Brookings to settle the challenge. Normally the term …
The Troutlake “Big Tree”: Do you know of any big trees? This Ponderosa Pine near Troutlake, WA, is a dandy. Ralph Anderson (in picture), using proper forestry technique, measured the circumference of this tree at 21 feet 10 inches. According to forestry technique the standard for measuring the lumber content …
Ralph Anderson wanted to show me some big trees. We were buddies in high school some 56 years ago. We recently renewed the friendship and found we had a mutual interest in botanical things. Yesterday we set out on an adventure. He knew of a grove of old growth trees …