[1] It was cut down by the Tremblay Brothers, at Argyle Road in 1902 on the property of Alfred John Nye in Lynn Valley, now part of metropolitan Vancouver, B.C.

In 1912, Alfred Nye told historian Walter Mackay Draycott that the tree had first drawn his attention because of its vast columnar bole, and that it towered above the neighboring forest.

[2] It was one of the tallest trees ever recorded on the planet, exceeded only by a small number of Australian mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) other Douglas firs, and perhaps several historic Coast Redwood.

In addition, a giant sequoia known as the Father of the Forest[4] from Calaveras grove reportedly measured 435 feet (133 m) after it fell many centuries ago.

However, Douglas firs seem to have more routinely reached such heights in the past, with anecdotal reports of 350-ft to over 400-ft-tall trees being relatively numerous in old records.