The Worlds Tallest Tree is hidden by scientists in a Northern California Forest

[Ichingcarpenter]

The coast redwood, is the world’s tallest tree, and is one of the three sequoia tree species, along with the dawn redwood, and the Giant Sequoia. The Coast Redwoods grow in natural stands along a thin coastal area on the Pacific coast in Northern California.

Before we get to the actual tallest plant in the world lets talk about its little brother “Stratosphere Giant” which is also located in Northern California (yes its true everything is bigger in California) located in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The “Stratosphere Giant,” stands 369 feet.

Now on to the Worlds tallest tree which is being preserved by scientists from Humboldt State University and guys like Steve Sillett who don’t want to see the tallest tree get destroyed. The tree which is nicknamed Hyperion” lies somewhere in the Redwood National Park, and stands 379 feet 4 inches tall.

There are tree’s in the park that have more wood density and larger trunks such Del Norte Titan, but Hyperion is the tallest




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[dipsydoodle]

1. Coo !

The hazel tree in my garden which a squirrel planted for me using a nut is only about 7'.

[liberal N proud]

2. Incredible.

[LawnKorn]

3. That ain't no tree, that's a cell phone tower!

[AsahinaKimi]

4. Hidden in plain sight?

How could someone NOT notice that thing? I hope its protected against Multi corporate drooling wood happy loggers who want to make a small fortune off that wood!

[demwing]

7. Kimi, the exact location is a secret

and the forests of N Cali are vast and mostly unexplored. You're from that area (kind of), have you ever visited? Amazing!

[AsahinaKimi]

11. My family and I once drove up to Eureka

We went thought the Sequoia and Red Wood tree forests. We stopped and tried to hug a tree.. for three of us.. we needed more people! I was so inspired by it I joined SAVE THE REDWOODS.. just so I could donate to that organization.. and was a Sierra Club member for a while.

I donated for a few years but eventually I Had to give up. Putting food on my table became more important.

[Orrex]

5. Probably hiding it because it makes the other trees feel inadequate.

[valerief]

8. Bwahaha!

[Dr. Strange]

14. There is unrest in the forest

There is trouble with the trees
For the oaks are making the maples feel inadequate
And the maples are all like, "Fuck you oaks!"

[DocMac]

6. 37th floor, please. Awesome! nt

[hatrack]

9. "The Wild Trees" by Richard Preston

Really, really cool book.

It's about a couple of botanists and a convenience store clerk (I was going to say "ragtag band of explorers", but just couldn't bring myself to do it) who have spent decades tromping the most remote bits of northern California.

They started in search of a tree taller than the official world record-holder, and found dozens. It's just that remote up there, and that hard to get into or out of.

http://richardpreston.net/books/wt.html

[XemaSab]

10. I had Sillet for Botany the semester he had his nervous breakdown

He's not exactly my favorite person.

[SHRED]

12. And to think that they all were that way once

[RitchieRich]

13. wonder if you could bonsai a redwood

or if you could even get one

[pscot]

15. yes

[Odin2005]

16. That thing is HUGE!!!

[Speck Tater]

17. Makes me want to recapture my childhood by taking up tree climbing again.

People climb the tallest mountains around the world, why not climb the tallest trees around the world. I'll bet I could climb the tallest tree on Easter Island with no trouble, even at my age. The tallest tree in California might be considerably more challenging!

[central scrutinizer]

18. they keep it secret to protect it from vandals

I couldn't find a link but there was a giant Douglas fir in southern Oregon, over 300 feet tall. Somebody took a chain saw and cut it down. Maybe some out-of-work logger who was pissed at environmentalists and spotted owl lovers?

[Kaleva]

19. They should have found a better place to hide it. Kinda stands out where they put it.

[BlueToTheBone]

20. Can you imagine the way the forest looked at one time.

That might not have been the tallest tree in that forest, but it's a giant among the tall trees today.

[Jamastiene]

21. Is that like when my cat would hide her head under the couch

when it was time to go somewhere? Her head would be under the couch, but her rear end would be sticking waaayyyy out from under the couch...but she was "hiding."

[CRH]

22. I'm surprised it has survived lightening strikes, ... n/t