One of five known photographs believed to be of the Lindsey Creek Tree, taken by A.W. Ericson, courtesy of Cal Poly Humboldt Archive
Species
Coast redwood (sequoia sempervirens)
Location
Fieldbrook, California
Height
99.06 m (325.0 ft)
Diameter
5.79 m (19.0 ft)
Volume of trunk
1,047.72 m3 (37,000 cu ft)
Date felled
January 1905
The Lindsey Creek Tree was a notably large coast redwood (sequoia sempervirens) that grew in Fieldbrook, California, along the Lindsey Creek, which feeds into the Mad River.[1] It was once thought to be the largest single-stem organism (tree) known to have existed historically due to erroneous article published in the Humboldt Times.[2] In 2024, a second article was discovered that offered more accurate measurements of the tree.[3] Although the tree was not as large as it was fabled to be, it would still likely rank within the top 5 largest coast redwoods alive today.[4]
Its dimensions were measured by lumberman Henry A. Poland to be 325 ft (99.06 m) tall with a diameter of 19 ft (5.79 m) at its base, 14 ft (4.27 m) at a height of 125 ft (38.10 m), and 9 ft (2.74 m) at a height of 200 ft (60.96 m).[3]
The tree stood on land owned by Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company.[3] In 1897, this firm contracted the Vance Mill & Lumber Company to log the area, which earned this tract the nickname Vance's Lindsey Creek Woods.[5] This forest was locally famous for having some of the largest trees known in Humboldt County at the time, including the Fieldbrook Tree.[6] By 1905, most of the Lindsey Creek Woods had been clearcut, but the Lindsey Creek Tree was left because it could not be effectively felled and saved.[2] Being the only standing tree in the middle of a clearcut made it extremely vulnerable to weather and erosion, and it subsequently blew down in a storm in January 1905.[7][2]
Before more accurate measurements were discovered, the tree's volume was estimated to be 90,000 ft³ (2548.52 m³) based on the first article claiming that it measured 19 ft (5.79 m) at a height of 120 ft (36.58 m), with a total height of 390 ft (118.87 m). This would have made the Lindsey Creek Tree twice the size of the current largest tree, General Sherman, and around ten feet taller than the current tallest tree, Hyperion. Now, the largest tree to ever exist historically is the Crannell Creek Giant.[8]
^Latest Tree News, Michael Taylor
^ abc"Humboldt Times 28 January 1905 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^ abc"Humboldt Times 31 January 1905 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^"Famous Redwoods - Hyperion Tree, General Sherman Tree ..." famousredwoods.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^"Humboldt Times 14 January 1900 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^Times-Standard, Sonia Waraich | Eureka (2019-11-14). "Fieldbrook Giant finds renewed life in Humboldt County". Times-Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^Zeng, Hongcheng; Peltola, Heli; Talkkari, Ari; Venäläinen, Ari; Strandman, Harri; Kellomäki, Seppo; Wang, Kaiyun (2004-12-13). "Influence of clear-cutting on the risk of wind damage at forest edges". Forest Ecology and Management. 203 (1): 77–88. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.07.057. ISSN 0378-1127.
^"Crannell Creek Giant Coast Redwood. Lindsey Creek Giant Redwood. Largest Sequoia sempervirens Ever Recorded". www.mdvaden.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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