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The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees in Asia

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Girth

In this table of girth records in Asia only girth measurements made at a height between 1.30 m and 1.50 m are listed. Trees with multiple trunks are excluded.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.

NrTree speciesGirthLocationMeasurementYear
1Cryptomeria japonica (Sugi)16.20 mJōmon Sugi, Mt Takatsuka, JapanWikipedia2012
2Cedrus deodara (Deodar cedar)~14.50 mTolma, Tolma, IndiaSisley2011
3Thujopsis dolabrata (Asunaro tree)7.30 mJunihon Yasu, Kanagi machi, JapanKanie?
4Quercus miyagii (Q. miyagii)7.08 mOkinawa UraJirogashi, Halfway up the Ibu mountain, JapanKanie2011
5Ceiba pentandra (Kapok)6.20 mBotanic Gardens, Singapore, Singaporesurvey2002
6Cupressus cashmeriana (Bhutan cypress)>6.00 mTrongsa Dzong, Trongsa, BhutanNardo Kaandorp2011
7Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)>6.00 mNagarkot, Nagarkot, NepalWim Brinkerink2008
8Aphananthe aspera (Muku tree)5.80 mInochinushiyashiro no Mukunoki, Taisha town, JapanKanie2010
9Olea europaea (Olive tree)>4.00 mGethsemane, Jerusalem, IsraelTim B2011
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Height

There are no reliable height measurements in Asia available yet.

Age

In this table of age estimates and measurements in Asia are shown. Of course this inventory contains only age records as far as they are registered on this site.

NrTree speciesAgeLocationMeasurementYear
1Cryptomeria japonica (Sugi)3013 ± 1000 yJōmon Sugi, Mt Takatsuka, JapanConifers2012
2Cedrus deodara (Deodar cedar)800 ± 300 yTolma, Tolma, IndiaSisley2013
3Fagraea fragrans (Tembusu)154 yBotanic Gardens, Singapore, SingaporeTiziano Rootman Fratus2011
4Samanea saman (Rain tree)129 ± 5 yTaiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, MalaysiaFrancis Chung2012
5Pterocarpus indicus (Pashu padauk)113 ± 10 yUpper Museum Road (Jalan Museum Hulu), Taiping, MalaysiaFrancis Chung2012
6Ceiba pentandra (Kapok)101 ± 10 yBotanic Gardens, Singapore, SingaporeTiziano Rootman Fratus2011
7Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig)53 ± 10 yKibbutz Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, IsraelTim B2012
8Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood)45 yKosugidani, Yakushima, JapanJenny2012
9Tabebuia rosea (Pink poui)21 ± 3 yTaman USJ4, Subang Jaya, MalaysiaFrancis Chung2012
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