This is a list of the tallest known species of trees, as reflected by measurements of

the tallest reliably-measured individual specimen. Although giant trees grow in both
tropical and temperate regions, they are very restricted geographically and
phylogenetically. All the known giant trees occur in mesic climates, and nearly all of
them are found in three regions: western North America (from California to British
Columbia), Southeast Asia (especially Borneo) and southeastern Australia
(especially Tasmania).

Tallest living individuals by species

The following are the tallest reliably-measured specimens from the top species. This
table contains information on all species for which at least one specimen has been
reliably measured at 80 meters (260 feet) or taller.

Species Height Tree Cla Location Contin Refere

nam ss ent nces
e

Me F
ter e
s et
Coast redwood 11 3 Hype Coni Redwood National Wester [1][2]
It
(Sequoia 6.0 8 rion fer Park, California, n North reache
sempervirens) 7 0. United States Americ d
8 a 116.07
metres
(380.8
ft) in
[3
2019.
]
The
secon
d and
sixth
tallest
trees,
both
redwo
ods,
were
also
found
at
Redwo
od
Nation
al Park
in
2006
when
Hyperi
on was
found,
and
were
named
Helios
114.8
metres
(377
ft), and
Icarus
113.1
metres
(371 ft)
[3]
tall.
The
coast
redwo
ods
Nugge
t at
113.8
metres
(373
ft),
Stratos
phere
Giant
at
113.5
metres
(372
ft), and
Parad
ox at
113.3
metres
(372 ft)
are the
third,
fourth,
and
fifth
tallest
[4
trees.
]
Other
coast
redwo
ods
rank
up to
at
least
the
 10th
tallest
tree in
the
[
world.
5]

South Tibetan 10 3 Sout Coni Yarlung Zangbo East [7][8][9]

cypress 2.3 3 h fer Grand Canyon, Tibet Asia
(Cupressus 6 Tibet Autonomous Region,
austrotibetica) an China
Cypr
ess
No.
[6]
I

Sitka spruce 10 3 Coni Redwood National Wester [10][11][

(Picea 0.2 2 fer Park, California, n North 12][13]
sitchensis) 9 United States Americ
a

Coast 99. 3 Coni Siuslaw National Wester [14]

Douglas-fir 5 2 fer Forest, Oregon, n North
(Pseudotsuga 6 United States Americ
menziesii var. a
menziesii)

Yellow meranti 97. 3 Men Flo Danum Valley Southe [15]

(Richetia 58 2 ara weri Conservation Area, ast Believ
[note 0. ng Sabah, Malaysia on Asia
faguetiana) ed to
1] 1 plan Borneo island be
t tallest
tree in
Asia
until
 2023
discov
ery of
102.3
metres
(336 ft)
cypres
s in
[8
Tibet.
][16]

Giant sequoia 96. 3 Coni Sequoia National Wester [17][18]

(Sequoiadendro 37 1 fer Park, California, n North
n giganteum) 6. United States Americ
2 a

Mountain ash 96 3 Cent Flo Arve Valley, Tasmania Southe Reach

(Eucalyptus 1 urion weri astern ed
regnans) 5. ng Australi 100.5
0 plan a m
t (329.7
ft) in
2018,
but
lost 4
meters
of
height
due to
a fire
in
2019,
and
now
ranks
7th as
tallest
living
 [19
tree.
][20][21]

Southern blue 92. 3 Nee Flo Tasmania Southe [22][23][

gum 0 0 mina weri astern 24][25]
(Eucalyptus 1. h ng Australi
globulus) 8 Logg plan a
erale t
Mee
na,
or
Moth
er
and
Daug
hter.

Manna gum 91. 3 Whit Flo Evercreech Forest Southe [26][27][

(Eucalyptus 3 0 e weri Reserve, Tasmania astern 28]
viminalis) 0 Knig ng Australi
ht plan a
t

Noble fir (Abies 89. 2 Goat Coni Goat Marsh Research Wester [29][30][
procera) 9 9 Mars fer Natural Area, n North 31]
5 h Washington, United Americ
Giant States a

Dinizia excelsa 88. 2 Flo Near the boundary of Central [32][33][

5 9 weri Amapá and Pará -northe 34]
0 ng states, Brazil. astern
plan South
t Americ
a
Brown top 88. 2 Princ Flo Tasmania Southe [35]
stringbark 5 9 ess weri astern
(Eucalyptus 0 Pica ng Australi
obliqua) bella plan a
t

Alpine ash 87. 2 Flo Tasmania Southe [23]

(Eucalyptus 9 8 weri astern
delegatensis) 8 ng Australi
plan a
t

Mengaris 85. 2 Ponti Flo Tawau Hills National Southe [36][37]

(Koompassia 76 8 anka weri Park, in Sabah on ast
excelsa) 1. k ng Borneo Asia
4 Putih plan
Canti t
k

Mountain grey 85. 2 Flo Victoria Southe [38]

gum 0 7 weri astern
(Eucalyptus 8. ng Australi
cypellocarpa) 9 plan a
t

Karri 85. 2 Stew Flo Western Australia Southw (24)

(Eucalyptus 00 7 art weri estern
diversicolor) 8. Karri ng Australi
9 Plan a
t
Shorea 84. 2 Flo Gaharu ridge of Southe [36][37]
argentifolia 85 7 weri Tawau Hills National ast
8. ng Park, Sabah on Asia
4 plan Borneo
t

Shorea superba 84. 2 Flo Gergassi Ridge of Southe [36][37]

41 7 weri Tawau Hills National ast
6. ng Park, Sabah on Asia
9 plan Borneo
t

Shining gum 84. 2 Flo O'Shannassy Southe [39]

(Eucalyptus 3 7 weri Catchment, Victoria astern
nitens) 7 ng Australi
plan a
t

Taiwania 84. 2 大安 Coni North-central Taiwan East [41]

(Taiwania 1 7 溪倚 fer Asia
cryptomerioides 6 天劍
) (Hea
ven
Swor
[40]
d)

Sugar pine 83. 2 Coni near Yosemite Wester [42]

(Pinus 45 7 fer National Park, n North
lambertiana) 3. California, United Americ
8 States. a
Abies 83. 2 Coni Zayü County, Tibet East [43]
chensiensis var. 4 7 fer Autonomous Region, Asia
salouenensis 4 China

Western 83. 2 Coni Prairie Creek Wester [44]

hemlock (Tsuga 34 7 fer Redwoods State n North
heterophylla) 3. Park, California, Americ
4 United States. a

Hopea nutans 82. 2 Flo Gaharu ridge of Southe [36][37]

82 7 weri Tawau Hills National ast
1. ng Park, Sabah on Asia
7 plan Borneo
t

Shorea 82. 2 Flo Coco-Park boundary Southe [36][37]

johorensis 39 7 weri of Tawau Hills ast
0. ng National Park, Sabah Asia
3 plan on Borneo
t

Shorea 82. 2 Flo Coco-Park boundary Southe [36][37]

smithiana 27 6 weri of Tawau Hills ast
9. ng National Park, Sabah Asia
9 plan on Borneo
t

Ponderosa pine 81. 2 Phal Coni in Myers Creek Wester [45]

(Pinus 77 6 anx fer drainage of Rogue n North
ponderosa) 8. River – Siskiyou Americ
3 National Forest, a
Oregon, United
States
Entandrophrag 81. 2 Flo at Kilimanjaro, Easter [46]
ma excelsum 5 6 weri Tanzania n
7 ng Africa
plan
t

Sydney blue 81. 2 Flo Woodbush State Southe [47][48]

gum 5 6 weri Forest, Limpopo, rn
(Eucalyptus 7 ng South Africa. The Africa
saligna) plan world's tallest planted (non
t tree. native),
but
endemi
c to
eastern
Australi
a)

Grand fir (Abies 81. 2 Coni Glacier Peak Wester [49][30]

grandis) 4 6 fer Wilderness, n North
7 Washington, United Americ
States. a

Shorea gibbosa 81. 2 Flo River Flats of Tawau Southe [36][37]

11 6 weri Hills National Park, ast
6. ng Sabah on Borneo Asia
1 plan
t

Lawson's 81. 2 Coni In Jedediah Smith Wester [50]

cypress 08 6 fer Redwoods State n North
(Chamaecypari 6. Park, California, Americ
s lawsoniana) 0 United States a
 ●​ The tree is on a slope, and the reported 97.58 metres (320.1 ft) height is the
average measurement between the distance to the lowest part of bole and the
distance to the highest part of bole

Maximum limits of tree height

Two main opposing forces affect a tree's height; one pushes it upward while the
other holds it down. By analyzing the interplay between these forces in coast
redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), a team of biologists led by George Koch of
Northern Arizona University calculated the theoretical maximum tree height or the
point at which opposing forces balance out and a tree stops growing. This point lies
[51]
somewhere between 122 and 130 m (400 and 427 ft). On the one hand, the

researchers found, trees in forests "desire" to grow as tall as possible to overtake

neighboring trees and reach stronger sunlight. On the other hand, gravity makes it
more and more difficult to haul water upwards from the roots to the canopy as the
tree grows, and leaves thus become smaller near the top. They discovered that
despite the moistness of the ground far below, the leaves at the treetops struggle to
get enough water, so they are effectively living in a constant drought. The difficulty of
[52]
getting water so far up into the sky is what ultimately constrains growth. Other

researchers have developed models of maximum height for Coast Douglas-fir

(Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) trees that yield similar estimates of 109 to
[53]
138 meters (358 to 453 ft), a range that includes the height of the tallest
[53][54][55]
reliably-measured historical (dead) specimen, a 126-meter tree.

Other claims of superlative height

There are many historical and contemporary claims of superlative height for species
beyond those listed in the table above. For example, several articles published in
1878 describe an Eucalyptus amygdalina exceeding 380 feet (120 m) and others
nearing 420 feet (130 m) up to 500 feet (150 m), including the Nooksack Giant which
[56][57][58]
was measured using a tape at 465 feet (142 m) after being cut down.

The heights of the tallest trees in the world have been the subject of considerable
dispute and much exaggeration. Modern verified measurements with laser
rangefinders or with tape drop measurements made by tree climbers (such as those
carried out by canopy researchers), have shown that some older tree height
measurement methods are often unreliable, sometimes producing exaggerations of
[59]
5% to 15% or more above the real height.

See also
●​ List of individual trees
●​ List of oldest trees
●​ List of superlative trees
●​ List of tallest buildings and structures

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