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Middle Bull Creek Flat

Notes: Middle Bull Creek Flat, also known as Patriarch Forest, is an alluvial flat located beside Bull Creek, between Upper Bull Creek Flat and Lower Bull Creek Flat, in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Bull Creek Flat includes 4 of the 30 tallest trees on Earth (Harriett Weaver, Minaret, Pipe Dream, and Rocket Top), 1 of the 30 largest coast redwoods (Bull Creek Giant), and the largest tree in Humboldt Redwoods State Park (Bull Creek Giant). The flat contains 39 trees taller than 350 ft (106.68 m), 8 trees taller than 360 ft (109.73 m), and 1 tree larger 35,000 ft3 (991 m3).

Minaret is the tallest tree and Bull Creek Giant is the largest and oldest tree on Middle Bull Creek Flat.

Middle Bull Creek Flat includes the following coast redwoods:

  • A. C. Carder
  • Bruiser
  • Bull Creek Giant
  • Candlestick
  • Cinder Cone
  • Cinnamon Bark
  • Crescendo
  • David Elkins
  • Dome Top
  • False Giant
  • Fusion Hollow (fell 2017)
  • Scar Base
  • Shadow
  • Tenador
  • The Waiting
  • Thunderbolt
  • Tosca
  • Totem
  • UT6
  • UT39
  • Warm Winds

Photos: Pictures of Middle Bull Creek Flat

Middle Bull Creek Flat Middle Bull Creek Flat - Bull Creek Flats Trail Middle Bull Creek Flat - Fallen Tree Middle Bull Creek Flat - Bull Creek Giant Tree Middle Bull Creek Flat - Harriett Weaver Tree Middle Bull Creek Flat - John Muir Tree Middle Bull Creek Flat - Minaret Tree Middle Bull Creek Flat - Pipe Dream Tree