Utahns mourn as massive, beloved centuries-old tree lost to Cottonwood Fire

Beaver residents affectionately called the 123-foot tall ponderosa pine “Big Tree.”

(Jeran Farley) Jeran Farley, urban and community forestry program manager for the state, measured Big Tree, the massive ponderosa pine near Beaver, Utah, in 2019. The tree suffered burns over 95% of its length in the Cottonwood Fire, a U.S. Forest Service ranger said.

Utahns mourn as massive, beloved centuries-old tree lost to Cottonwood Fire

Beaver residents affectionately called the 123-foot tall ponderosa pine “Big Tree.”

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