The Biggest Tree on Earth is Bigger Than Your Imagination

Trees are life-givers for many reasons. Trees are generally ignored by many, some of them have been revered for their height. There is various height that the trees grow and some have an amazing ability to grow more than 400ft in height. Here are the top 20 biggest trees on earth.
1. Centurion
Centurion earns the title of the second tallest tree species in the world. Located in the southern region of Tasmania, Australia, Centurion itself stands at a height of 327 feet or 99.6 meters--with a trunk diameter of 13.3 feet or 4.05 meters. This is a lucky coincidence that Centurion has survived. Wildfires in 1934 spared just a few older trees in this area and passed on the west side. In 1950 there was logging nearby and at that time this giant tree would not be spared.
2. The Monkey Pod tree
The monkeypod tree of the Samanea saman is a landscape tree having a massive shade. This biggest tree on earth is mostly native to tropical America. The crown of the monkeypod can have an overall diameter of around two hundred feet. The wood of this tree can be easily turned into carvings, bowls, or platters and is commonly sold or displayed in Hawaii. The pods of this big tree have a sticky brown pulp that is often used for feeding cattle in Central America. The monkeypod grows pink flowers that resemble powder puffs. These flowers are pollinated by insects and will develop edible seed pods about 4 to 8 inches in length.
3. The Doerner Fir
The name refers to a specific Douglas fir found in Coos County. While it’s not the tallest tree in the world, the Doerner Fir does measure as the tallest non-redwood tree in the world. This Douglas fir measures 327 feet or 99.7 feet tall and almost made it the tallest tree in the world. What’s more, the Doerner Fir is about 500 years old--making it not only huge but also one of the oldest trees in the world. Douglas Firs has already grown to be rather tall, on average 70 to 300 feet or 20 to 100 meters tall. However, Great Basin Bristlecone pine is also recorded as the oldest tree in the world, estimated between 4700-5000 years-old.
4. Kauri Tree
This New Zealand mammoth tree is one of the biggest trees in the world and Kauri forests are some of the most ancient. Tane Mahuta, New Zealand’s largest Kauri is 51 meters high and has a circumference of 13.8 meters. Its name in Maori means “Lord of the Forest” and is estimated to be up to 2,500 years old. Maori used kauri timber for boat building, carving and building houses. The gum was used as a fire starter and for chewing. The arrival of European settlers in the 1700s to 1800s saw the decimation of these magnificent forests.
5. Giant Sequoia Tree
Also known as the Sierra Redwood, these amazingly tall trees occur naturally only on the west coast of the United States. This giant sequoia growing as high as 85 meters and as wide as 8 meters in diameter, redwood trees and their forests is popular tourist attractions, thanks to their epic proportions. The tallest and most famous of the redwoods, the General Sherman tree, is located in California’s Sequoia National Park and is believed to be over 2,000 years old.
6. Baobab Tree
Found across the savannahs of Africa, this unique tree has inspired many nicknames from bottle tree to upside-down tree to the Tree of Life. Its sturdy, stout, fire-resistant trunk can be as wide as 11 meters and often hollow, which provides living space for animals as well as humans— one interesting fact is some trees have even been turned into barns or bars! Known to be as many as 2,000 years old, Sunland baobab trees are thought to have mythical protective powers.
7. White Knight
At just shy of 90 meters registered height, this is one of the last remaining examples of an ultra-sized white peppermint. While they are non-unfamiliar in the northeastern Tasmanian forests, there are few places left to see them like a giant. You can easily visit this magnificent giant tree and its grove of other massive trees at Mathinna near Avoca, east of Launceston. These are a series of super trees that grow at Ever Creech Forest Reserve and are said to be located here for over 300 years. The white knight is known to reach a height of 91.3m.
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[leadyou]

more people need to plant trees..i see alot of new houses built and they clear out every tree and plant none its so stupid they look great and add value to the land and the world

[williammitchell]

Pictures don’t do these giant redwoods justice. Until you actually stand by these magnificent trees you truly can’t appreciate their size. Truly a gift from God.

[Wsquared]

Fun fact...bamboo isn't a tree. It's actually the largest member of the grass family

[pamflowers]

When I first visited the Redwood forest in California, I thought they didn't look so big. Then I parked next to a tree and went for a short walk. When I looked back, my car looked like a tiny toy next to the tree. That's when I got a true perspective of just how huge they are.

[utet.]

If you want to keep the trees, keep the humans away from them

[chelin]

Trees are such beautiful creatures and they give us life with oxygen; they are live specimens that feel and protect. I just love them!

[maxr]

Thank You for this video. I took my mom to see General Sherman... The first week of March 1983. There was snow on the ground. We parked and i took pictures of my mom at General Sherman up next to it. Later that year I took my friend there, when the snow had melted. We were 14 feet lower than when my Mom and iI were there! I will tell you this, This tree tee is massive. It should be protected. Our nation needs to fund more money to are parks and wild life areas. Quit getting into WARS! Quit giving money away over seas!

[michaelmullenfiddler]

As a native Californian--and a devotee of both Sequoia (Big) Trees and Coast Redwoods, and can tell you with high confidence that several of tge pics you call Sequoias are in fa t Coast Redwoods, and also, several of the pics you have on screen while describing Coast Redwoods are in fact Sequoias. They may all look the same to you, but the two species are only distant cousins. We in California take pride in our amazing trees.

[johnwoody]

I worked in California for a year, July 1981 to August 1982. we went to the Sequoia National Forest to see the trees, a huge bough had fallen off one of the big trees and I secreted about 6 cones off the bough and took them back to the UK. I planed some of the seeds in 1983 and grew one of the seedlings on and planted it in my garden. After about 12 years it was quite large and i had to fell it, shame really, but it would have got far to big in the place where I planted it. It was just an experiment, but two of the seedlings I grew on, I planted out on a huge estate locally and are growing beautifully.

[teresaferrer]

I love trees, they are regal, wise and comforting.

[nickl]

How can ppl with a heart cut down these magnificent alive monuments?

[travispeterson]

Imagine going back in time 1000 years and hiking from Los Angeles to Crescent City and the vast pristine fog forests of untouched old growth filled with elk cougars and grizzlies.

[davidg.]

It makes you feel very Quiet when you walk through a giant redwood forest...

[jackwilloughby]

I spent a few years hiking the West coast of California and was able to camp out, meditate, practice Yoga, Tai Chi and just be my True Self under some of these trees you speak of. They can't be measured in feet or meters. They certainly don't need to be gawked at. They have a need and a right to some privacy. If you are respectful of that, they have an immense amount of knowledge that they are willing to share. Many of them wait for years and years for the right person to come along, so they can dispense knowledge. They have their own language, but they communicate with us Humans primarily by Feeling. Through that Feeling, you can begin to understand their words, and they are to my knowledge the most intelligent, kind, patient and forgiving beings on the planet.
The weirdest thing I ever experienced was walking through a forest of old growth and being convulsed by some strange anxiety. I later learned that that parcel of land had been bought by one of the major timber companies.

[markissboi]

There are 2 kind of humans 1 that likes to see huge trees and nature and the other cuts it down because they can for toothpicks .
once upon a time we had Huge trees - what happened dad Oh they cut em down to measure them .
2 things in life have infinity the Universe & mans stupity both never end . . .

[JohnFleshman]

I used to live in the redwood forests of far Northern California. Those Redwwods are my favorite trees on Earth. had a stump in my yard you could have lived in if had been hollow. The burned off stump was over 50 ft tall with a smaller redwood growing out of the top of the stump.

[loose]

I always loved how Tolkien heightened awareness of, and appreciation for, trees by humanising them in the LOTR. Clever man, he was.

[JM-iged]

Went through the Redwood Forest a few years back - omg, so amazing. The feeling of walking around them through the forest is simply magical.

[Brain_Juice]

Every child should watch this video in school... Save The Worlds Oldest Trees!!!

[johndyda]

All these great trees should be protected, especially from the evil, greedy palm oil companies that have caused havoc in rainforests.