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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]
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. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor . [ 4 ]
The world's tallest planted tree. Southern Africa (non native), but endemic to eastern Australia) [40] [41] Grand fir (Abies grandis) 81.4 267 Conifer Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington, United States. Western North America [42] [23] Shorea gibbosa: 81.11 266.1 Flowering plant River Flats of Tawau Hills National Park, Sabah on Borneo Southeast ...
General Sherman appears to be holding up well (not bad for a 2,200-year-old), but because of pests and climate change, the largest tree in the world needs a checkup
Pando (from Latin pando 'I spread') [1] is the world's largest tree, a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) located in Sevier County, Utah, United States, in the Fishlake National Forest. A male clonal organism , Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear to be individual trees but are not, because those stems are connected by a ...
Today, trees over 60 m (200 ft) are common, and many are over 90 m (300 ft). The current tallest tree is the Hyperion tree, measuring 115.61 m (379.3 ft). [8] The tree was discovered in Redwood National Park during mid-2006 by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor, and is thought to be the world
Fairly solid evidence indicates that coast redwoods were the world's largest trees before logging, with numerous historical specimens reportedly over 400 ft (122 m). [14] Hyperion , another coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), currently the tallest, is 115.85 m (380.1 ft), which also makes it the world's tallest known living tree.
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 ...