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Scots fir is 'tallest tree in UK'

BBC News  02/26/2009 02:13
The team measured the Douglas Fir in Argyll by climbing to the top

The team measured the Douglas Fir in Argyll by climbing to the top


A Douglas Fir in Argyll has been named the UK's tallest tree by a team of experts, who climbed to the top.



At 63.79m (209 ft) the Stronardon Douglas Fir near Dunans Castle beat the Grand Fir at Blair Castle in Perthshire to the title by more than a metre.

Arborists from Sparsholt College in Hampshire have been gathering official measurements for the Tree Register.

Mark Tansley, who organised the project, said Scotland provided the ideal environment for tall trees.


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