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.

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.

Jun 11, 2013 · 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...

Jan 12, 2021 · Known by the Haida people as K iid K ’iiyas Ancient Tree, the story of its creation had been a sacred part of the culture’s oral history for generations. Sadly, tragedy struck in January 1997 when the Golden Spruce met its fate at the hands of a deeply troubled forestry engineer named Grant Hadwin.

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 ]

The Kiidk'yaas, also known as the Golden Spruce, was a Sitka Spruce tree, Picea sitchensis 'Aurea', that grew on the banks of the Yakoun River in Haida Gwaii archipelago, British Columbia. It had an extremely rare genetic mutation causing its needles to be golden in colour.

Feb 1, 1997 · For the 56-year-old horticulturalist who trained at the University of London, Picea sutchensis aurea is a scientific oddity, a rare golden Sitka spruce with a genetic mutation that...

It was the only tree of its kind in the world; its unique coloring attributed to a genetic mutation causing a lack of cholorphyll. Sacred to the Haida people, who called it Kiidk'yaas, the Golden Spruce was cherished by Aboriginals across North America and …

Thomas Grant Hadwin (born October 25, 1949) was a Canadian forest engineer. In January 1997, he felled Kiidk'yaas (also known as "the Golden Spruce"), a Sitka Spruce tree located on the Haida Gwaii archipelago and considered sacred by the Haida people. Hadwin stated that he cut the tree down as a protest against the logging industry.

Hazel Wilson: The Story of K’iid K’iyaas chronicles the life and background of this unique and spiritually significant tree through a series of 14 recent full-sized blankets. According to Haida legend, K’iid K’iyaas grew out of another golden spruce that …