The Province reported on the death of a centuries-old Douglas fir and quoted UBC forestry professor Sally Aitken.
After the famous tree was caught in a wildfire last summer, firefighters attempted to save it. But recent video shows a black lifeless tree.
“It definitely appears to be dead,” Aitken said. “It has absolutely no foliage on it, and you can see from the damage around the roots and to the bark. If there’s nothing green in the crown this time of year, it’s extremely unlikely that that tree has the capacity to come back.”
