Redcrest in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Immortal Tree
Sequoia Sempervirens - Coastal Redwood
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 20, 2023
1. Immortal Tree Marker
• Ancient Redwood - Age 950-1000 Years
• Original height 298 ft Current height 248 ft.
• Survived lightning which removed its top, loggers axe &
forest fire in 1908, flood of 1964
• Trunk diameter is 14.5 ft. top diameter is 3 ft.
• Total volume board footage is 104, 380...
• Enough to build several homes.
Please Do Not Climb Tree, Thank you!
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list.
Location. 40° 25.019′ N, 123° 58.052′ W. Marker is in Redcrest, California, in Humboldt County. Marker is on Avenue of the Giants (Route 254), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redcrest CA 95569, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Humboldt Redwoods State Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Sam Helwer (approx. 4.3 miles away); Giant Tree (approx. 4.8 miles away); Swept Away (approx. 4.8 miles away); "Ltcuntadun" (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove (approx. 5 miles away); Laura Perrott Mahan & James P. Mahan (approx. 5.3 miles away); Mother Nature Cannot Be Tamed (approx. 6.7 miles away).
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Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 20, 2023
2. Immortal Tree Marker
The axe on the tree reads, "Holmes Eureka Co. 1908"; the fish above it reads, "1964"
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 20, 2023
3. Immortal Tree
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
