#18 Alder Creek Giant, Alder Creek
The Alder Creek Giant Tree is 25.1 feet in diameter level at the high ground point, 21.7 feet diameter at chest height, and 268.5 feet tall. It was probably taller and slightly larger prior to the 2020 Castle Fire. I measured it right after that fire, and judging by the mounds of debris on the ground, it lost a lot of top and branches. It is very elliptical now. It lost the center stem above where two branches take off, so they will likely be its new leaders.
The Alder Creek Giant Tree is 25.1 feet in diameter level at the high ground point, 21.7 feet diameter at chest height, and 268.5 feet tall. It was probably taller and slightly larger prior to the 2020 Castle Fire. I measured it right after that fire, and judging by the mounds of debris on the ground, it lost a lot of top and branches. It is very elliptical now. It lost the center stem above where two branches take off, so they will likely be its new leaders.
