On our planet grows a huge variety of unique trees, some of them amaze with their colossal dimensions, others - an unusual appearance, and still others - the number of lived years. And when we see trees that are significantly different from the usual ones, we have no doubt that our Mother Earth is in fact an amazing creator of the eternal and beautiful. Do you know what the tallest tree in the world is? No? Then our article will be interesting for you.
The highest coniferous tree on earth
The title of the highest tree on our planet belongs to the evergreen coniferous tree - sequoia. This tree was discovered in 2006 by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor, who gave him the name Hyperion. For security reasons, its exact location is not disclosed, but it is known that the tree is in the California Redwood National Park on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. According to the latest data, the height of Hyperion is 115 m 24 cm (for comparison, the height of a modern 22-storey building is 70 m), the trunk diameter is 11 m, and its approximate age is 700-800 years.
Sequoias are very tall and, at the same time, not very powerful coniferous trees, with a thick, fibrous bark that can not be burned. Their height can reach more than 100 m, and the diameter of the trunk is more than 10 m. The average life span of this living organism is about 4 thousand years, although it is known that the oldest tree of this species existed on earth about 4484 years. To date, such trees can only be found in California or in Southern Oregon. Most of the giant sequoias are in the Sequoia California National Park, where you can also find the largest wood and the oldest tree in the world - General Sherman (its height is 83 m, the circumference of the trunk at the base is about 32 m, and the age is about 3 thousand years).
The highest deciduous tree in the world
The title of the highest deciduous tree belongs to the giant eucalyptus, which grows in the thick foxes of Tasmania. Its height is 101 m, and the length of the trunk at the base is 40 m. Estimating his specialist concluded that the age of this tree, which got the name Centurion, is about 400 years. The giant immigrated to the Guinness Book of Records, but not only as the highest deciduous tree on earth, but also as the tallest tree among the flowering.
Other tallest trees on the planet
From time to time this title is transferred to another, a new discovery of ecologists among the highest creations of nature. Thus, not so long ago, the tallest tree in the world was the Californian sequoia called Helios, whose height reaches 114.69 m. However, this title did not last long, just three months later Hyperion was opened. The third place in the list of leaders opened in the 21st century is occupied by the Ikar sequoia, with a height of 113.14 m. No less honorable fourth place belongs to the sequoian Giant Stratosphere, which was opened in 2000 with a height of 112.34 m, however
The tallest tree in Russia
According to some reports, the tallest tree in Russia is the 18-meter tall cedar with a trunk circumference of more than 3 m, found in the Siberian region of Kuzbass. It is a coniferous evergreen tree, which is also considered one of the most beautiful long-living trees in Siberia. However, this is far from its maximum height. It is known that the Siberian cedar can reach 40 meters in height and 2 m in diameter of the trunk.
Nature also affects the size of giant flowers , as well as animals and birds, for example, parrots .