Global InformationCheewhat Giant information
| Cheewhat Giant | |
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| Species | Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) |
| Location | Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°41′48″N 124°44′37″W / 48.696641°N 124.743673°W |
| Height | 55.5 m (182 ft) |
| Diameter | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Volume of trunk | 449 m3 (15,900 cu ft)[1][2] |
Cheewhat Giant, also known as the Cheewhat Lake Cedar, is a large western red cedar (Thuja plicata) tree located within Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest living Western redcedar, the largest known tree in Canada and one of the largest in the world.[3]
- ^ Earle, Christopher J. "Thuja plicata". Gymnosperm Database.
- ^ Van Pelt, Robert (2001). Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast. Global Forest Society and University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-98140-7.
- ^ "Canada's Largest Tree - The Cheewhat Giant!". Ancient Forest Alliance. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2020-08-15.