Drumnadrochit - Balmacaan Wood (Inverness-shire) |
Giant Redwood Tree nos. 2 and 3 - June 2012 Giant Redwood Tree no. 2 and the wierd wrapping effect - June 2012 |
Giant Redwood Tree no. 1 with its very obvious lightening strike - June 2012 Giant Redwood Tree no. 2 - June 2012 |
A discovery of three Giant Redwoods along the border of Balmacaan Wood means there may well be more lurking deeper in the woods ready to be found on a future longer exploration. The first had sadly lost its top in what looks to have been a fairly dramatic lightening strike. The other two trees are further down the track, standing on either side and one having a rather peculiar feature where it has wrapped itself over and around a small branch. This has to be taken into account when measuring its girth, nevertheless it is one of the biggest measured by Redwood World and easily in the top ten of the broadest Top Trunks. When measuring its partner across the track, although not such a wide beastie, it became apparent that this was one would be in the top thirty of the tallest Redwoods measured by us but not quite tall enough to earn a place on the Tallest Top Trunks table. This trip to Scotland was certainly living up to expectations so far! |
Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
WGS84 | OSGB36 | |||||||
Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1 | N57.33405 W4.48677 | N57.33431 W4.48546 | NH 50404 29796 | 62ft (18.90m) | 27.7m | 7.6m | June 2012 |
2 | N57.32999 W4.48945 | N57.33025 W4.48814 | NH 50226 29350 | 68ft (20.73m) | 29.9m | 10.3m | June 2012 | |
3 | N57.32987 W4.48944 | N57.33013 W4.48813 | NH 50226 29336 | 64ft (19.51m) | 42.1m | 7.27m | June 2012 | |
Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground |