Hutt Park

Hutt Park is a 4.7-acre tract of land that was willed to the City of Edmonds in the 1960’s from H.O. and Mina Hutt with the provision that it be used only as a natural area, undeveloped and untouched by human intervention.  It is located at 92nd Ave and 187th Street SW, Edmonds, WA 98026.

In addition to a 176 foot Douglas fir tree, the park contains a large coast redwood that has suffered storm damage at some time in the past.  It is a co-dominant tree with a single trunk and four spires.  Two of the spires now lie on the ground as the result of lightning or strong winds. 

The remarkable thing about Hutt Park is the large number of naturally-seeded redwoods growing within the boundaries of the park.  Park personnel have estimated there are close to 100 naturally seeded redwoods growing there.  They are everywhere throughout the park, not just within a few feet of the mother tree.  Many are small in size, but some are over 25 feet in height and several inches in diameter.

Google Map of the location of the naturally-seeded redwood trees in Hutt Park.

What follows is a photo-tour of the park’s many redwoods.  There are 46 photos in all, with 30 photos showing different naturally-seeded redwoods growing in the park.

This is an example of the many naturally-seeded redwoods growing in Hutt Park. What follows is a series of photos of the mother tree that produced them.

This is the first of several photos of the large redwood tree that provided the seeds for the many redwoods now growing in Hutt Park.

Another view of mother redwood.

Looking higher up the trunk of the mother tree one can see the two remaining spires and where the third and fourth spires used to be.

This photo shows even more of the whole tree.

Finally, a view all the way to the top of the mother redwood.

This photo shows one of the spires lost by the mother tree.

Base of the mother redwood tree.

One of the pieces of redwood that broke off from one of the spires on the ground.

A view of the mother tree from underneath the branches.

Looking up into the top of the mother redwood tree from its base.

Naturally seeded redwood #1.

Naturally seeded redwood #2.

Naturally seeded redwood #3 with its top broken off.

Naturally seeded redwood #4.

Naturally seeded redwood #5.

Naturally seeded redwood #6.

Naturally seeded redwood #7.

Naturally seeded redwood #8.

Naturally seeded redwood #9.

Naturally seeded redwood #10.

Naturally seeded redwood #11.

Grove of four large naturally seeded redwoods #12-15.

Closer view of naturally seeded redwood #12.

Closer view of naturally seeded redwoods #13-15.

Naturally seeded redwood #16.

Naturally seeded redwood #17.

Naturally seeded redwood #18.

Naturally seeded redwood #19.

Naturally seeded redwood #20.

Naturally seeded redwood #21.

Naturally seeded redwood #22.

Close-up view of the size of naturally seeded redwood #22.

Another close-up view of the size of naturally seeded redwood #22.

Naturally seeded redwood #23.

Naturally seeded redwood #24.

Naturally seeded redwood #25.

Another view of naturally seeded redwood #25.

Up close view of the bark on naturally seeded redwood #25.

A view of the upper portion of naturally seeded tree #25.

Naturally seeded redwood #26.

Naturally seeded redwood #27.

Naturally seeded redwood #28.

Naturally seeded redwood #29.

Naturally seeded redwood #30.

This was a long list, but it is only 30 photos of the naturally seeded redwoods located near the trails on which I walked.  There are many more naturally seeded redwoods in Hutt Park.  To know just how many an inventory would have to be done.  It is my guess that there are between 50-100 naturally seeded redwoods in the park, all of which were seeded by the mother redwood tree that was either struck by lightning or had two of its four spires blown down in a storm.  Very curious, yet very interesting!