Tallest Tree
Trees are wooden plants that can be found in any part of the world and maybe you can easily find one if you walk out of your home. Humans have already depended on trees for their lives since the first age of human history. Part of the trees that are precious are their trunks, which can be used for making fire, weapons, and furniture. Trees have many characteristics in their appearance and size. Some of them can reach heights and sizes that are astronomical. Trees with big sizes usually also very old and some of them could reach hundreds of years. In this article, there will be a list of the tallest trees in the world.
1. Coast Red Wood
Coast Red Wood or known as Hyperion is today’s tallest tree in the world. This tree grows in Northen California or specifically in Red Wood National Park. Hyperion was found in 2006 by 2 researchers, Chris Atkins and Michael Tylor. The Tallest Specimen of this tree has a height of 116 meters with a diameter of 5 meters and is estimated to be around 600-800 years old. This tree is hard to kill but still vulnerable to fire and has been threatened by one in 2021 since around 12% were burned down.
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2. Himalayan Cypress
Himalayan Cypress are trees that can be found on limestone terrain in the Western Himalayan at 300-2800 meters above ground. These trees usually grow about medium to large size which commonly around 45 meters in height. A specimen of this tree was found in 2006 to be the second-tallest tree which stood at 102 meters. The wood of this tree has a straight grain with a fine texture and even resistance to termites, making it a perfect material to make furniture and constructions. its wood also has an aromatic smell and has oil that can be beneficial to cure any inflammatory wound or even be used for cosmetics.
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3. Yellow Meranti
Yellow meranti is a tree that grows in many parts of Southeast Asian including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. This tree is the tallest flowering plant and also the third tallest living tree species. The tallest specimen of this tree named “Menara” was found in malaysia with a height of 100 meters. Yellow meranti is highly endangered due to many are being harvested for decades. These trees is highly important to the ecosystem because they can house thousands of animals.
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4. Mountain Ash Tree
Mountain Ash Tree is a giant that’s native to most of Europe, parts of Asia, and Northern Africa. Its height can reach up to 100 meters and has flowers that can blossom from May to June and will develop into small red pomes as fruit for then ripen. This tree is a hermaphrodite meaning it has both male and female reproductive parts. This tree depended on insects to pollinate its flowers. Many songbirds live in this tree such as catbirds, thrushes, robins, waxwings, and mammals like moose. Their seeds usually are spread by birds, wind and water.
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5. Sitka Spruce
Sitka Spruce is a giant tree that can grow almost 100 meters. It has a unique-looking leaf which like a needle that’s straight, flattened, and sharp. The trees also have flowers with oval shapes which can grow into cones. These tree populations are distributed on the western coast of Canada and the US. Sitka Spruce is a long-lasting tree with individuals known to be reaching even 700 years old. This tree provides many residences to animals like amphibians, birds, and small mammals
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6. Coast Douglas Fir
Douglas Fir is an evergreen tree that is native and spread in Western North America. This tree may sometimes called oregon pine and red firs. Douglas fir trees usually grow with a height of around 70 meters and with a diameter of 2 meters. The tallest specimen in history was found in Maples Falls in Washington State, with a height of 140 meters, which it felled in 1890, making it the tallest tree in history. Today, the tallest living specimen can be found in Coos County, Oregon, and stands at 97 meters tall.
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