Another kind of rain forest (2/9)

There is another kind of rainforest in Washington, too. It is dominated by massive Douglas Fir trees. Believe it or not, these are some of the smaller Doug Firs. I like the picture because it has a woman in it to show the size of the trees and to gain perspective.

Found in the southwest corner of Washington, many of the firs there are truly massive. Several have been estimated to be taller than 320 feet (about 100 meters). In comparison, most of the giant redwoods of California are shorter than 320 feet and only a few are taller. Redwoods are taller than Douglas Firs, because of those few very tall Redwoods. The Douglas Firs in this area are a close ‘second-tallest’.

To give another perspective, the tree that the woman is facing is probably only about 140-160 feet tall, judging from the girth of the tree. The really tall firs are about four or five times that big around at the base.