Trees are ordinary plants, there are countless trees on the earth, but did you know that some trees can even grow up to a few hundred meters high, much taller than some skyscrapers. Let's take stock of the 10 tallest trees in the world!
Ten tallest trees in the world
Hyperion Tree (115.85 m)
The Hyperion tree is one of the ten tallest trees in the world. This tree is an American sequoia and is the tallest known living tree in the world. It is 115.85 meters high and has a history of about 700-800 years. On August 25, 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the "monster" in a remote area of Redwood National Park in California. Its name , Hyperion , is one of the Titans of Greek mythology , the father of Helios.
Helios (114.7 m)
The tree bears the same name as the sun god Helios. In Greek mythology, it was the son of Hyperion, which is characteristic of being slightly lower in height than the tallest tree in the world. As an American Redshirt, it is 376.3 feet tall and about 114.7 meters high. It was discovered in 2006 along with Hyperion.
Icarus (113.14 m)
Icarus is an American redshirt. Discovered in 2006 along with Hyberion and the helios, it is taller than the stratospheric giants and was once the tallest surviving tree in the world. The tree is 371.2 feet tall and about 113.14 meters tall.
Stratospheric giant (113.11 m)
The "Stratospheric Giant" is one of the ten tallest trees in the world and the fourth known tree to survive. It's an American red shirt. In the 2002 measurement, it had a height of 112.6 meters and a bottom diameter of about 7 meters. The most recent measurement in 2010 was 113.11 meters. In other words, this towering tree, which is about 1600 years old, is still growing upwards. Before the discovery of the Hyperion tree, this stratospheric giant was once the tallest tree in the world.
Dai Hui Giant (113.4m)
Dai Hui Giants are also a member of the American RedShirts Giants family. It is also located in Redwood Park in Hang Harbor, California. It has a height of 113.4 meters, a bottom diameter of 5.06 meters and a trunk capacity of 807 cubic meters. It has survived for more than 2500 years. Before 1991, the record for the tallest tree belonged to it, but unfortunately, such a huge tree collapsed that year. I feel sorry!
Menara (100.8 m)
Unlike america's top redshirts, Menara is a type of yellow-and-yo-luo pair from the rainforests of Southeast Asia. This large tree is located in the Tannong Valley Reserve in Borneo, Malaysia and is 100.8 meters high. In 2014, The University of Nottingham geographer Doreen Boyd and her colleagues discovered the tree. The tree weighs about 81.5 tons. Menara means "tower" in Malaysian. In addition, ecologist Greg Asner found another 94.1-meter-tall salsa tree in the reserve in 2016, and another 50 trees over 90 meters tall.
North American Yellow Cedar (100.3m)
North American yellow cedar, also known as Douglas fir, grows in coastal areas and extends southward from midwest British Columbia, Canada, to central California, USA. The distribution area includes the Cascade Mountains, the Pacific Coast Mountains, etc., and the distribution altitude ranges from sea level to 1800 meters above sea level. They are the second tallest conifer in the world, reaching a maximum of 100.3 meters. They are also "giants" and often challenge the highest status of the Sequoia.
Centurion (about 100 m)
Centurion, almond eucalyptus, is a tree in the myrtle family. It is the tallest of the flowering plants and grows in Oceania, southeastern Australia. The almond eucalyptus tree, named Centurion, is located in Tasmania and is 100 meters high. Maigu Xiaobian learned that there are records in history that australia has more towering trees, 114.3 meters, 132.6 meters, or even 146 meters, but they are too old to verify.
North American spruce (up to 100 m)
North American spruce is an evergreen tree of the genus Spruce, one of the tallest tree species in the world and the tallest spruce in the world. The current maximum known value is 100 meters. North American spruce has a long lifespan. Some are over 700 years old. They do not have high environmental requirements and are growing rapidly. Young North American spruce trees can grow up to 1.5 meters per year. It is not surprising that it can grow into a towering tree.
General Sherman Tree (83.8 m high)
The General Sherman Tree is located in the American Fir National Park in California, USA. It is a huge fir tree with a height of 83.8 meters and a maximum diameter of 11.1 meters at the bottom. It is the largest tree and the largest creature in the world. In 2002, its volume was 1487 cubic meters. Although almost identical in height and width, the General Sherman Tree is the largest single tree known in the world.