The latest tallest tree in the world is followed by 9 other tall trees on other forests-
1. Hyperion (coast redwood/Sequoia sempervirens/Giant Redwood)
Hyperion
Height: 115.61 metres (379.3 feet tall)
Location: Redwood Creek Tributary
Info: Confirmed by LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) optical remote sensing as tallest redwood on earth.
2. Helios (coast redwood/Sequoia sempervirens/Giant Redwood)
Helios redwood
Height: 114.58 metres (375.9 ft)
Location: Redwood Creek Tributary
Info: Former highest tree on earth from 7/1/2006 – 8/25/2006
3. Icarus (coast redwood/Sequoia sempervirens/Giant Redwood)
Icarus
Height: 113.14 metres (371.2 ft)
Location: Redwood Creek Tributary
Info: Found in July 1st, 2006.
4. Stratosphere Giant (Redwood Giant)
Stratosphere Giant
Height: 113.11 metres (371.1 ft) –
Location: Humboldt, Rockefeller Forest.
Info: Former holder of tallest tree in the world, 2000-2006
5. National Geographic Society (Redwood Giant)
Height: 112.71 metres (369.9 ft)
Location: Redwood Creek.
Info: Former holder of tallest tree in the world 1994-1995
6. Orion (Redwood Giant)
Height: 112.63 metres (369.5 ft)
Location: Redwood Creek Tributary.
Info: Found and verified by LIDAR
7. Lauralyn
Height: 112.62 metres (369.5 ft) –
Location: Humboldt, South Fork Eel River.
Info: Found by Paul Zinke & Al Stangenburger.
8. Rockefeller
Rockefeller redwood
Height: 112.60 metres (369.3 ft)
Location: Humboldt, Upper Bull Creek Flat.
9. Paradox
Height: 112.56 metres (369.2 ft)
Location: Humboldt, Rockefeller Forest.
Info: Tallest tree in the world, 1995-1996
10. Mendocino
mendocino
Height: 112.20 metres (368.1 ft)
Location: Montgomery, Montgomery Flat.
Info: Former Tallest tree in the world, 1996-2000
The exact location of top 10 tallest tree in the world above is secret so the picture available on this post is only illustration. The trees are not guarded 24/7 and only sealed the information what keep the trees grow higher. Hopefully, the location is never leaked to public.
