One of the world's tallest trees, located in Oregon's Coast Range mountains, somehow caught fire and is continuing to burn.
These skyscraping superstars are the stalwart examples of their species Trees have many interesting features and uses, but it's perhaps their height that inspires the most reverie. Humans may have a ...
In coastal Oregon, the state's tallest fir tree is burning. Douglas-firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, but the tree that's ablaze, known as the Doerner Fir, is special.
With about 50 ft already lost, the fire may impact the Doerner Fir's standing in global height rankings, officials say.
The historic tree is alive, but it lost some of the record height that made it the tallest Douglas fir in the world. Volunteer tree climbers Damien Carré with Oregon Tree Care in Oregon City and Logan ...
A swamp chestnut oak tree in Jennings County has been recognized as the largest of the species in the country by the National ...
A swamp chestnut oak tree in Jennings County has been recognized as the largest of the species in the country by the National ...