PaymentsSitka Spruce at Klootchy Creek
Posted on: February 6th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Audio Tours, Heritage Tree Details |
Picea sitchensis – Sitka spruce
This is the first tree to be designated an official Oregon Heritage Tree and was once the biggest tree in Oregon and the National Co-Champion Sitka Spruce. It germinated from a seed onthe forest floor around the time of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 and grew to its mature height about the time Christopher Columbus sailed to the new world. A legacy of …