The Eik Cedar.

Eik Cedar., originally uploaded by gak.

This 800 year old tree is a popular attraction in the small town of Tofino on the west side of Vancouver Island. Local residents and arborists have rigged a series of cables and supports to keep the tree standing. I´ve been unable to determine if this tree is a Western Red Cedar or a Port Orford Cedar.

Cathedral Grove - Vancouver Island

" Cathedral Grove is a rare and precious surviving stand of ancient Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western red cedar (Thuja plicata) located on Vancouver Island in the far western Canadian province of British Columbia (BC)." from www.cathedralgrove.se

Visit the Cathedralgrove.se website for more information (and some incredible images) on this old growth forest.

Douglas Fir in Cathedral Grove

DSC01419, originally uploaded by Adnan Yahya.

This is a large Douglas Fir tree in the MacMillan Provincial Park, near Parksville (Vancouver Island, Canada). The tree has an estimated age of 800 years and is 76 meters (249 feet) tall. It is 9ft across at the base and has a circumference of nine meters (29.5 feet)

The Largest Tree, originally uploaded by alannavanisle.

Hollow Tree in Stanley Park - Vancouver, BC

**see below for new update (April 17, 2008)**

At the Hollow Tree, originally uploaded by AlmostJaded.

A sign by this tree reads…

“This now hollowed out stump with “nurse trees” growing from the crevices of its woody skeleton was once a thriving cedar tree. At one time its girth measured 18.3 meters (60 feet). In the early 1900´s this site was a very popular location for photographs either with horses & buggies backed into the hollow or those newfangled contraptions, automobiles!”

below is an old photograph of this same tree taken in 1897 by William Notman

Great Cedar Tree, originally uploaded by SqueakyMarmot.

**UPDATE - April 17, 2008**

I was able to visit this tree in March. The old hollow tree was damaged in a storm this last December and is hardly standing. It has a few cables keeping it from tipping over. The base has also deteriorated considerably making the hollowed out portion quite a bit smaller than in used to be. As of April 1st the Vancouver city council has voted to remove the old stump entirely. This tree has been in Stanley Park for about 1000 years.