World's Largest Myrtle Tree
You can actually stand inside the tree, the perfect Hobbit house:)
an enormous deciduous specimen that reaches 88 feet tall with a sprawling 70 foot canopy. Myrtle trees (also known as Myrtlewood or California Bay Laurel) are specifically adapted for fire; the roots can survive even the fiercest blaze and will sprout new trunks after the smoke has cleared. This Myrtle is estimated to have 200-year-old branches, a 400-year-old trunk and a root system so old that the experts won't even take a guess.
When you hike to the tree there are many myrtles there, the smell is amazing! Of course there are many myrtle wood items for sell along the Southern Oregon coast. The wood varies in color, from very dark to light, brown, yellow and even red. Of course we had to stop and buy some finished myrtle products. And Steve got a blank so he can do his own carvings.
World's Largest Myrtle Tree
You can actually stand inside the tree, the perfect Hobbit house:)
an enormous deciduous specimen that reaches 88 feet tall with a sprawling 70 foot canopy. Myrtle trees (also known as Myrtlewood or California Bay Laurel) are specifically adapted for fire; the roots can survive even the fiercest blaze and will sprout new trunks after the smoke has cleared. This Myrtle is estimated to have 200-year-old branches, a 400-year-old trunk and a root system so old that the experts won't even take a guess.
When you hike to the tree there are many myrtles there, the smell is amazing! Of course there are many myrtle wood items for sell along the Southern Oregon coast. The wood varies in color, from very dark to light, brown, yellow and even red. Of course we had to stop and buy some finished myrtle products. And Steve got a blank so he can do his own carvings.