Biggest Trees In The World
When asking which tree is the biggest in the world, this could be interpreted in a few ways. A tree can be rated based on it's height, girth, age, and total size. The most reliable measurements are taken from fallen trees. Here are the most up to date biggest trees from each category.
(pictures may not be of the actual measured trees)
Height
Coast Redwood - 115.55 m (379.1 ft)
Australian Mountain-ash - 99.6 m (326.8 ft)
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Coast Douglas-fir - 99.4 m (326.1 ft)
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Sitka Spruce - 96.7 m (317.3 ft)
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Giant Sequoia - 94.9 m (311.4 ft)
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Girth
African Baobab - 15 m (49 ft)
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Montezuma Cypress - 11.62 m (38.1 ft)
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Giant Sequoia - 8.85 m (29 ft)
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Coast Redwood - 7.44 m (24.4 ft)
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Age
African Baobab - 6,000 years (according to carbon dating)
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Great Basin Bristlecone Pine - 4,844 years
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Alerce - 3,622 years
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Giant Sequoia - 3,266 years
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Huon Pine - 2,500 years
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Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine - 2,435 years
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Total Size
Giant Sequoia - 1,487 m³ (52,508 cu ft)
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Coast Redwood - 1,203 m³ (42,500 cu ft)
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Montezuma Cypress - 750 m³ (25,000 cu ft)
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Wester Redcedar - 500 m³ (17,650 cu ft)
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Kauri - 500 m³ (15,000 cu ft)
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Which one is your favorite?