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Other researchers have developed models of maximum height for Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) trees that yield similar estimates of 109–138 meters (357–452 feet), [46] a range that includes the height of the tallest reliably-measured historical (dead) specimen, a 126-meter tree. [46] [47] [48]
Sapodilla tree. Sapodilla trees can live up to one hundred years. [10] [11] It can grow to more than 30 m (98 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m (5 ft); but the average height of cultivated specimens is usually between 9 and 15 m (30 and 49 ft) with a trunk diameter not exceeding 50 cm (20 in). [12]
The Alerce Milenario Tree is located in a ravine, in the Alerce Coster National Park. The park is 137 hectares (340 acres), and up to 1,048 m (3,438 ft) above sea level. It has a rainy temperate climate with rains all year round.
The Honduran city of La Ceiba founded in 1877 was named after a particular Ceiba tree that grew down by the old docks. In 1898, the Spanish Army in Cuba surrendered to the United States under a Ceiba, which was named the Santiago Surrender Tree, outside of Santiago de Cuba. Ceiba is also the national tree of Guatemala. The most important Ceiba ...
By the time of the Spanish conquest of Chiloé Archipelago in 1567 most of the islands were covered by dense forest where F. cupressoides grew. [10] The wood was economically important in colonial Chiloé and Valdivia, which exported planks to Peru. [11] A single tree could yield 600 planks with a width of at least 0.5 m and a length of 5 m. [10]
Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as the balsa tree, is a large, fast-growing tree native to the Americas. It is the sole member of the genus Ochroma . [ 1 ] The tree is famous for its wide usage in woodworking , due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density.
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The Big Limb Tree Atwell Mill Grove, Sequoia National Park, California [130] Za (Adansonia za) 2.7 9 The Ampanihy Baobab north of Morombe, Madagascar [67] Thickest limb on a dicot African baobab (Adansonia digitata) 2.4 8 The Big Tree Messina Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa [131] [132] Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) 2.1 7 ...