Hyperion Superlative Trees

Tallest Trees in the World

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 5% to 15% or more above the real height.

Historical claims of trees growing to 130 m (430 ft), and even 150 m (490 ft), are now largely disregarded as unreliable, and attributed to human error.

The following are the tallest reliably measured specimens from the top species. This table shows only currently standing specimens:

List of tallest trees by Species

RankTree SpeciesTree HeightTree nameTree Location
MetersFeet
1Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)115.92380.3HyperionRedwood National Park, California, United States
2Yellow meranti (Shorea faguetiana)100.8331MenaraDanum Valley Conservation Area, in Sabah on the island of Borneo
3Mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans)100.5329.7CenturionArve Valley, Tasmania, Australia
4Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)99.7327Doerner FirBrummit Creek, Coos County, Oregon, United States
5Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)96.7317Raven’s TowerPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States
6Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)95.7314Sequoia National Forest, California, United States
7Manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis)91299White KnightEvercreech Forest Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
8Southern blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)90.7298Neeminah Loggerale Meena, or Mother and Daughter.Tasmania, Australia
9Noble Fir (Abies procera)89.9295Goat Marsh Research Natural Area, Washington, United States
10Alpine ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis)87.9288Tasmania, Australia
11Brown top stringbark (Eucalyptus obliqua)86282King StringyTasmania, Australia.
12Mengaris (Koompassia excelsa)85.76281.4Pontiankak Putih CantikTawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo
13Shorea argentifolia84.85278.4Gaharu ridge of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
14Shorea superba84.41276.9Gergassi Ridge of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
15Shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens)84.3277O’Shannassy Catchment, Victoria, Australia.
16Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)83.45273.8near Yosemite National Park, California, United States.
17Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)83.34273.4TsunamiPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States.
18Hopea nutans82.82271.7Gaharu ridge of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
19Shorea johorensis82.39270.3Coco-Park boundary of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
20Shorea smithiana82.27269.9Coco-Park boundary of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
21Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)81.77268.3Phalanxin Myers Creek drainage of Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, United States.
22Entandrophragma excelsum81.5267at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
23Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna)81.5267Woodbush State Forest, Magoebaskloof, Limpopo, South Africa. The world’s tallest planted tree.
24Grand fir (Abies grandis)81.4267in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington, United States.
25Shorea gibbosa81.11266.1River Flats of Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.
26Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)81.08266.0In Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California, United States.