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5- While not so common as the other large firs of lower Puget Sound, the Western White Pine has a greater range of environments.

Western White Pine

People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature  forest.   They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.

Western White Pine

pinus monticola

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Western White Pine

Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:

Height:

Diameter:

Age:

Champion tree for this species:

Height:

Diameter:

Age:

150 feet

5 feet

200 years?

230'

7'

???

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This tree species was growing at the Dolphin Place location when the property was purchased in 1973.

 

Exact data was not collected at the time.  The following is data recorded in 2020.

Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:

Height:

Diameter:

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100 ft historic

3 feet historic

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                                                                                                  CONES

NEEDLES

BARK

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