The tallest trees – Top 10

The highest tree species – Top 10

If you had an idea that the highest trees in the world are redwoods, you really were right. Open question, are we aware that among them there are trees, whose leaves are a favorite delicacy of koala’s “bear” i.e. eucalyptus?

Among the giant trees, you can also find species that occur in Europe, although here they do not reach such impressive sizes. It is, among others, Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), which is one of the tallest trees in Europe (it is almost 70 meters high), but it can reach up to 100 m.

A reliable measurement of the height of the tallest trees is done with a tape that deliver climbers to the top.

Height of trees

The heights of the tallest trees in the world have been the subject of serious disputes. Modern verified measurement methods using laser rangefinders, as well as measurements made by means of a tape launched from the top of trees to their bottom by climbers, have shown that some of the older measurement methods and earlier measurements are often unreliable.

The height of trees previously estimated was 5% to 15% higher than their actual height. Historical data about trees 130 and even 150 meters high are now considered unreliable. Historical records of felled trees measured on the ground are considered a bit more reliable (although as we know even from articles on the size of dinosaurs such as Amphicoelias), the pursuit of fame is often so great that these data could be falsified as in the case of a fisherman and a laaarge fish ).

Below are the tallest tree species in the world, whose height is widely accepted in the scientific community. The data in the tables concerning specific trees sometimes gently differ, because it results from various measurements that have been made for these trees.

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens): 115.92 m (380.3 ft), Hyperion, Redwood National Park, California, USA. The highest tree in the world.

The tallest trees – Top 10

No	Tree species	Height [m]	Height [ft]	Location
1	Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)	115.72	380	Hyperion, Redwood National Park, Redwood National Park, United States
		114.97	377	Helios, RNP, Redwood National Park, United States
		111.71	367	Rockefeller Tree, Upper Bull Creek, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Weott, United States
2	Pseudotsuga menziesii (Coast Douglas-fir)	99.76	327	Doerner Fir, Brummit Creek, Brummit Creek, United States
		83.82	275	Jackson Creek, Forks, United States
		73.8	242	Red Creek Tree, San Juan River, Port Renfrew, Canada
3	Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain ash)	99.6	327	Centurion, Forêts près de Tahune Airwalk, Tahune Airwalk, Australia
		64.9	213	King Regnans, Palace Hotel of Bussaco, Luso, Portugal
		39.2	129	California State Capitol Museum, Sacramento, United States
4	Sequoiadendron giganteum(Giant sequoia)	95.8	314	Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest, United States
		86.2	283	Genesis, Balch Park, Mountain Home Demonstration Forest, United States
		85	279	General Sherman, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, United States
5	Shorea faguetiana (Yellow meranti)	93	305	Ulu Purut Research Station, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia
		89.5	294	Matiku, Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Malaysia
		63.2	207	Simpang Tualang, Taman Negara, Malaysia
6	Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)	84.2	276	Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, United States
		84	276	Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, United States
		64	210	Bank of the River Findhorn, Forres, United Kingdom
7	Pinus lambertiana (Sugar pine)	83.45	274	Contrefort du Sierra Nevada, Unknown, United States
		70.4	231	North Grove, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, United States
		66.4	218	North Grove, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, United States
8	Tsuga heterophylla (Western hemlock)	83.34	273	Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Orick, United States
		56	184	Puck’s Glen, Benmore, United Kingdom
		55.5	182	Puck’s Glen, Benmore, United Kingdom
9	Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)	81.9	269	Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Medford, United States
		71	233	My father, Yosemite National park, Unknown, United States
		66.2	217	Upper campground, Yosemite National Park, United States
10	Entandrophragma excelsum (E. excelsum)	81.5	267	Gorge south of Kilimanjaro National Park, Barangata, Tanzania
11	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana(Lawson’s cypress)	81.08	266	The park, Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park, United States
		69.8	229	Elk Creek, Powers, United States
		41	135	Parc des Thermes, Lurbe, France
12	Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri)	73	240	Karri Knight, Valle de Canas, Valle de Canas, Portugal
13	Koompassia excelsa (Tualang)	69.3	227	Sungai Tahan, Taman Negara, Malaysia
		66.5	218	Simpang Tualang, Taman Negara, Malaysia
		64	210	Simpang Tualang, Taman Negara, Malaysia
14	Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)	68	223	Río Landro, Viveiro, Spain
		66.45	218	Stern Grove Park, San Francisco, United States
		65	213	El Abuelo, Río Landro, Viveiro, Spain
15	Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney blue gum)	65	213	Barrington Tops National Park, Barrington Tops National Park, Australia
15	Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney blue gum)	65	213	Barrington Tops National Park, Barrington Tops National Park, Australia
16	Pterygota excelsa (P. excelsa)	64.5	212	Piedras Blancas National Park, La Gamba, Costa Rica
17	Hopea beccariana (H. beccariana)	64.2	211	Big Tree, Forest at the northern top of the island near Ao Kian beach, Ko Yao Noi, Thailand
18	Abies grandis (Grand fir)	63.5	208	Reelig Glen, Moniack, Inverness, United Kingdom
		63	207	Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, United Kingdom
		62.5	205	Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Inveraray, United Kingdom
19	Gyranthera caribensis (G. caribensis)	63.43	208	El Piè Grande, Amazonian rainforest, Orqueta, Venezuela
20	Abies concolor (White fir)	62.6	205	Tenaya Creek, Mirror Lake trail, Yosemite National Park, United States
		54	177	Benmore botanic garden, Benmore, United Kingdom
		54	177	Loch Faskally, Pitlochry, United Kingdom

The tallest trees by species – Top 10

Species	Height		Tree name	Location
Species	Meters	Feet	Tree name	Location
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	115.92	380.3	Hyperion	Redwood National Park, California, United States
Mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans)	99.82	327.5	Centurion	Arve Valley, Tasmania, Australia
Coast Douglas-fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)	99.7	327	Doerner Fir	Brummit Creek, Coos County, Oregon, United States
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)	96.7	317		Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States
Giant sequoia(Sequoiadendron giganteum)	95.7	314		Sequoia National Forest, California, United States
Yellow meranti (Shorea faguetiana)	94.1	309		Danum Valley Conservation Area, in Sabah on the island of Borneo
Manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis)	91	299	White Knight	Evercreech Forest Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
Southern blue gum(Eucalyptus globulus)	90.7	298		Tasmania, Australia
Alpine ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis)	87.9	288		Tasmania, Australia
Brown top stringbark(Eucalyptus obliqua)	86	282	King Stringy	Tasmania, Australia.
Mengaris (Koompassia excelsa)	85.76	281.4		Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo
Shorea argentifolia	84.85	278.4		Gaharu ridge of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Shorea superba	84.41	276.9		Gergassi Ridge of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens)	84.3	277		O’Shannassy Catchment, Victoria, Australia.
Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)	83.45	273.8		near Yosemite National Park, California, United States.
Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)	83.34	273.4		was discovered in November 2014 by Mario Vaden and Chris Atkins in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States.
Hopea nutans	82.82	271.7		Gaharu ridge of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Shorea johorensis	82.39	270.3		Coco-Park boundary of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Shorea smithiana	82.27	269.9		Coco-Park boundary of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)	81.77	268.3		in Myers Creek drainage of Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, United States.
Entandrophragma excelsum	81.5	267		at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Sydney blue gum(Eucalyptus saligna)	81.5	267		Woodbush State Forest, Magoebaskloof, Limpopo, South Africa. The world’s tallest planted tree.
Grand fir (Abies grandis)	81.4	267		in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington, United States.
Shorea gibbosa	81.11	266.1		River Flats of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
Lawson cypress(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)	81.08	266.0		In Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California, United States.

General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. 83.8 m (274.9 ft).

The largest trees by trunk volume

Species	Trunk volume		Tree name	Location
Species	Cubic Meters	Cubic Feet	Tree name	Location
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	1,487	52,500	General Sherman	Sequoia National Park
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	1,084.5	38,300	Grogan’s Fault	Redwood National Park
Kauri (Agathis australis)	516	18,200	Tāne Mahuta	Waipoua Forest, New Zealand
Western redcedar (Thuja plicata)	449	15,900	Cheewhat Giant	British Columbia, Canada
Eucalyptus regnans	391	13,800	Still Sorrow
Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)	368	13,000	Rullah Longatyle	Tasmania
Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)	349	12,300	Red Creek Fir	British Columbia, Canada
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)	337	11,900	Queets Spruce
Eucalyptus obliqua	337	11,900	Gothmog	Styx Tall Trees FP, Tasmania
Eucalyptus delegatensis	286	10,100		Styx River Valley