Tallest Hardwood Trees On Earth

A group of dedicated volunteers from the native tree society has found the answer and it s in the great smoky mountains national park.

Tallest hardwood trees on earth. Discovered in california s redwood national park. The heights of the tallest trees in the world have been the subject of considerable dispute and much exaggeration. This 500 year old coastal douglas fir grows in a remnant old growth stand on. Hyperion is the name of a coast redwood sequoia sempervirens in northern california that was measured at 115 61 metres 379 3 ft which ranks it as the world s tallest known living tree.

The coniferous coast redwood sequoia sempervirens is the tallest tree species on earth. 88 9 metres 292 ft tall tree was measured in papua new guinea new guinea island 1941. If you were looking for the tallest native hardwood tree in temperate north america where might you begin. The king rises above its neighbors standing 282 feet tall the tallest eucalyptus obliqua.

Affectionately named king stringy this stringybark tree rounds off the list of the world s tallest trees. The doerner fir is neck and neck with number two below vying for the status of tallest non redwood tree on the planet. The tallest known living tree is a coast redwood called hyperion which was 380 feet and 1 inch 115 85 meters when it was last measured in 2017. There is an old reference to a 91 5 metres 300 ft tall tree.

The stringybark is named for its flaky stringy bark that peels easily. Hyperion was discovered august 25 2006 by naturalists chris atkins and michael taylor. Flowering plant is native to eastern australia.