Kiidk'yaas (meaning "ancient tree" in the Haida language [1]), also known as the Golden Spruce, was a Sitka spruce tree (Picea sitchensis 'Aurea') that grew on the banks of the Yakoun River on the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada.

The book tells the story of Kiidk'yaas, or The Golden Spruce, which was a Sitka Spruce tree venerated by the Haida people. The tree itself contained a genetic mutation causing it to appear golden in color. [7] It was felled in Haida Gwaii by forest engineer Grant Hadwin. [8] [9] From Publishers Weekly:

2021年1月12日 · For over 300 years, a remarkable ayd Sitka Spruce prospered along the banks of the meandering Yakoun River. The tree was unlike any other in the surrounding rainforest, as a rare genetic mutation bore it striking golden needles instead of the typical evergreen.

2005年5月17日 · The story revolves around Grant Hadwin, an expert Canadian logger turned environmentalist, and his seemingly incomprehensible and barbaric act of cutting down an old, beautiful and one of a kind mutant spruce tree with golden needles called the Golden Spruce.

2006年5月17日 · In the tradition of Krakauer's Into the Wild, The Golden Spruce tells an astonishing true story of a furious man's obsessive mission against an industrial juggernaut, the struggle of the Haida people to save their world, and the …

Kiidk’yaas, also known as the Golden Spruce, was an ancient Spruce tree that grew on a riverbank in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. The only one of its kind, the Golden Spruce got its name from the golden colouring that ran throughout, caused by a genetic mutation.

2005年6月3日 · The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed tells the story of a sacred tree, a logger-turned environmentalist and a shocking act of...

2013年6月11日 · Along the river's banks stands a shrinking old-growth forest which was once home to a magnificent Sitka spruce tree which the Haida named Kiidk'yaas, meaning "Ancient Tree." A rare genetic...