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  2. Hyperion (tree) - Wikipedia

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    Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California that is the world's tallest known living tree, measured at 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) tall in 2019. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor . [ 5 ]

  3. General Sherman (tree) - Wikipedia

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    While it is the largest tree known, the General Sherman Tree is neither the tallest known living tree on Earth (that distinction belongs to Hyperion, a Coast redwood), [8] nor is it the widest (both the largest cypress and largest baobab have a greater diameter), nor is it the oldest known living tree on Earth (that distinction belongs to a Great Basin bristlecone pine). [9]

  4. Sequoia sempervirens - Wikipedia

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    Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood. It is an evergreen , long-lived, monoecious tree living 1,200–2,200 years or more. [ 4 ] This species includes the tallest living trees on Earth, reaching up to 115.9 m (380.1 ft) in height (without the roots ) and up to 8.9 m (29 ft) in diameter at breast height .

  5. Column: In the land of giant sequoias, the largest tree in ...

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    It's not the tallest or oldest tree in the world today, but it's the largest when measured by volume, at 52,000 cubic feet.

  6. List of tallest trees - Wikipedia

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    List of tallest trees by species Species Height Tree name Class Location Continent References Meters Feet Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) 116.07 380.8 Hyperion: Conifer: Redwood National Park, California, United States: Western North America [1] [2] It reached 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) in 2019. [3]

  7. Sequoiadendron giganteum - Wikipedia

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    Sequoiadendron giganteum, also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood or Wellingtonia is a coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the most massive trees on Earth. [ 3 ]

  8. Sequoioideae - Wikipedia

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    The redwood species contains the largest and tallest trees in the world. These trees can live for thousands of years. Threats include logging, fire suppression, [1] illegal marijuana cultivation, and burl poaching. [2] [3] Only two of the genera, Sequoia and Sequoiadendron, are known for massive trees.

  9. List of superlative trees - Wikipedia

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    The "Mill Creek Giant" near the Mill Creek bridge in Redwood National Park, Crescent City, California has bark 46 cm (18 in) thick. [133] Coast Redwood bark is often deeply fissured, making it easy to measure most of the depth of the bark even on live trees. Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Northwestern North America.