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Hyperion -

Hyperion, a coast redwood, is the tallest tree in the world according to Guinness World Records. It stands an unbeatable 116 m (380 ft) and is estimated to be anywhere between 700 to 800 years old.

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Redwood National and State Parks, USA -

Hyperion is found in Redwood National and State Parks, along the northern coast of California.

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Mountain ash -

Centurion is the name of a giant mountain ash that towers 100 m (328 ft) and has a trunk diameter of 4.5 m (14 ft). It is Australia's tallest tree.

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Centurion stands in the Arve Valley in Tasmania, through which runs the Arve River. The tree was badly damaged by a bushfire in 2019, but fortunately survived the inferno.

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Coast Douglas-fir -

A coast Douglas-fir called the Doerner Fir that measures 99 m (324 ft) is the world's tallest Douglas fir and one of the tallest non-redwood trees on the planet.

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Oregon Coast Range, USA -

To admire the Doerner Fir you need to visit the Oregon Coast Range and trek through a Bureau of Land Management forest in Coos County.

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Sitka spruce -

A Sitka spruce known as Raven's Tower reaches a height of 96 m (314 ft). It was only discovered in 2001.

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Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, USA -

The exact location of Raven's Tower is a secret, but it calls home the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Northern California.

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Giant sequoia -

Giant sequoias are the most colossal trees on Earth. A coniferous species, sequoias grow an average 50–85 m (164–279 ft), with trunk diameters ranging from 6–8 m (20–26 ft). The most massive is a monster measuring 95 m (311 ft).

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Sequoia National Forest, USA -

Not surprisingly, the gigantic tree is found in Sequoia National Forest located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California.

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Manna gum -

The manna gum, a species of eucalyptus, typically grows to a height of 50 m (160 ft), sometimes to 90 m (300 ft). One particular tree, known as the White Night, has achieved an impressive 91 m (298 ft).

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Evercreech Forest Reserve, Tasmania -

The White Knight lives in Evercreech Forest Reserve in Tasmania, where visitors can follow the White Knights walk to meet a collection of some of the loftiest trees in Australia.

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Yellow meranti -

The yellow meranti rank among the tallest trees on the planet, and is in fact the world's tallest tropical tree. A standout example is Menara, the Malay word for "tower." Menara stands 100 m (328 ft) to pierce the rain forest canopy.

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Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo -

Menara is hidden in the hot and humid Danum Valley Conservation Area in the northern portion of Borneo, Malaysia.

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Himalayan cypress -

The average height of the Himalayan cypress, also known as the Bhutan cypress, is 45 m (150 ft). But in June 2023, an individual was discovered that stood at an astonishing 102 m (334 ft) in height.

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Western Himalayas -

The largest specimens of Himalayan cypress tend to congregate in Southwest China. But they are also found in the Western Himalayas and throughout the Indian subcontinent.

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Southern blue gum -

The southern blue gum is a lanky evergreen member of the eucalyptus family, its average height topping out at 90 m (295 ft).

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Southeastern Australia -

Southeastern Australia is where the southern blue gum flourishes, in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.

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Noble fir -

Recognized for its narrow conic crown, the noble fir is the wilderness Christmas tree. Found at altitudes of 300–1,500 m (980–4,920 ft), this majestic conifer can grow to a height of up to 89 m (292 ft).

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Goat Marsh Research Natural Area, USA -

Some of the most impressive examples of the noble fir are found in the Goat Marsh Research Natural Area within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in Washington state.

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Alpine ash -

Arrowing needle-like into the sky to reach heights of up to 87 m (285 ft), the alpine ash is identified by its straight narrow trunk with rough, fibrous to stringy bark on the lower half of the trunk, and smooth white bark above.

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Mount Macedon, Australia -

Alpine ash is one of the tree species visible east from Mount Macedon Memorial Cross in Victoria, southeastern Australia.

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Mengaris -

Mengaris is another exceptionally tall tropical tree species, with recorded heights of 88 m (288 ft) not uncommon. On the ground, the roots of the mengaris appear like the weathered walls of an ancient garrison.

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Tawau Hills National Park, Malaysia -

Mengaris are abundant in southeast Asia, with some truly monumental examples found in Tawau Hills National Park in Sabah, Malaysia.

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Mountain gray gum -

A species of straight, smooth-barked forest tree, the mountain gray gum typically grows to a height of 65 m (213 ft), though it has been known to top out at a dizzying 85 m (278 ft).

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South East Forest National Park, Australia -

Australia's South East Forest National Park in New South Wales is one of the best-known habitats of the mountain gray gum. The park dazzles with a beautiful old growth eucalyptus forest and remnant patches of temperate rain forest.

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Sugar pine -

Sugar pine has the longest cones of any conifer, often imaginatively described as Christmas tree baubles. The tree rears up to a maximum of 60 m (196 ft), though rare examples measuring 82 m (269 ft) have been recorded.

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Yosemite National Park, USA -

Sugar pine embroider Yosemite National Park in California to lend one of the world's most celebrated natural reserves a wonderfully textured emerald mantle.

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Entandrophragma excelsum -

Known only by its Latin classification, Entandrophragma excelsum is Africa's tallest tree, which measures 81 m (265 ft).

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Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania -

A large deciduous tree, this particular example of Entandrophragma excelsum was discovered in 2016 in a remote valley on the continent's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, in northern Tanzania. Elsewhere the species is indigenous to several countries in tropical East Africa.

Sources: (Guinness World Records) (National Geographic) 

See also: Bizarre trees with a fascinating history

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