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Quinault Rex

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Quinault Rex is a 302-foot (92 m) tall Douglas fir discovered near the south shore of Lake Quinault in 1999.[1][2][3] As of 2000, it was the tallest Douglas fir known to be standing.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Van Pelt 2001, p. 51.
  2. ^ Mitchell 2004, p. 69.
  3. ^ Carder 2005, p. 18.
  4. ^ William Dietrich (March 19, 2000), "Douglas Fir, Then and Now", The Seattle Times

Sources

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  • Van Pelt, Robert (2001), Forest giants of the Pacific Coast, Vancouver, San Francisco, Seattle: Global Forest Society in association with University of Washington Press, OCLC 45300299
  • Mitchell, John G. (July 2004), "Olympic national park", National Geographic, vol. 206, pp. 56–75 – via ProQuest document ID 200959392
  • Carder, Al (2005). "Remarkable trees of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest". Giant Trees of Western America and the World. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55017-363-5.