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The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees in Europe

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Girth

In this table of girth records in Europe 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
1Dracaena draco (Canary Islands dragon tree)17.00 mEl Drago Millenario, San Marcos church, SpainNardo Kaandorp2009
2Quercus robur (Pedunculate oak)14.75 mKvilleken, Kvilleken, SwedenJeroen Pater2006
3Tilia cordata (Small-leaved lime)13.35 mTassilolinde, Wessobrunn monastery, GermanyJeroen Pater1999
4Quercus petraea (Sessile oak)13.00 mQuarry Oak, Croft Castle, United KingdomJeroen Philippona2009
5Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)12.88 mHofstett, Neuweiler, GermanyRedwoodMike2009
6Taxus baccata (Yew)12.44 mParish cemetery, Le Ménil-Ciboult, FranceWiPe2012
7Castanea sativa (Sweet chestnut)12.40 mCol de Bavella- 600m, Zonza, FranceYannick2011
8Platanus orientalis (Oriental plane)12.10 mArboretum, Trsteno, CroatiaJeroen Philippona2012
9Olea europaea (Olive tree)~12.00 mSanto Baltolu di Carana, Luras, Italylimba2011
10Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved lime)11.61 mCentre, Upstedt, GermanyJeroen Philippona1999
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Height

In this table of height records in Europe only height measurements made by laser (like eg. the Nikon 550 Forestry) or tape drop are listed.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.

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NrTree speciesHeightLocationMeasurementYear
1Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri)72.00 mKarri Knight, Valle de Canas, PortugalDean Nicolle2010
2Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)68.00 mRío Landro, Viveiro, SpainDean Nicolle2010
3Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna gum)65.00 mValle de Canas, Valle de Canas, PortugalDean Nicolle2010
4Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain ash)64.50 mPalace Hotel of Bussaco, Luso, PortugalDean Nicolle2010
5Abies grandis (Grand fir)64.28 mArdkinglas Woodland Garden, Inveraray, United KingdomIain Campbell Duncan2010
6Pseudotsuga menziesii (Coast Douglas-fir)63.79 mStronardron Fir, Dunans Castle, United KingdomMark Tansley, Sparsholt College2009
7Picea abies (Norway spruce)62.26 mSgermova smreka (Sgerm Spruce), Sgermova Kmetija, SloveniaMichael Spraggon2012
8Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)58.10 mForêt domaniale de Ribeauvillé, Ribeauvillé, FranceSisley2013
9Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)58.00 mBank of the River Findhorn, Forres, United KingdomDavid Alderman, director of The Tree Register2002
10Abies alba (European silver fir)54.00 mPerucica Forest Reserve, Sutjeska National Park, Bosnia and HerzegovinaKoutaR2012
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Age

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

NrTree speciesAgeLocationMeasurementYear
1Castanea sativa (Sweet chestnut)2613 ± 300 yVia Castagno Cento Cavalli, Sant'Alfio, ItalyTiziano Rootman Fratus2012
2Taxus baccata (Yew)2263 ± 300 yAnkerwycke Yew, Hythe End Road, United KingdomTim B2011
3Olea europaea (Olive tree)2063 ± 50 yRoundabout of Gassin-La Foux, Gassin, FranceGilGalad2012
4Pinus heldreichii (Bosnian pine)1313 ± 200 yBaikushev, Banderitsa refuge, BulgariaConifers2012
5Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved lime)1263 yTanzlinde Schenklengsfeld, Marktplatz, GermanyWim Brinkerink2013
6Pinus nigra (Black pine)1033 yVier-Brüder-Baum, Vöstenhof, AustriaTim2012
7Platanus orientalis (Oriental plane)1013 ± 10 ySubatan Plateau, Salihli, Turkeyesrikgemi2011
8Juniperus thurifera (Spanish juniper)1013 ySaint-Crépin, Saint-Crépin, FranceHan van Meegeren2011
9Juniperus communis (Common juniper)1012 ± 100 yLa Clocha del Chero, La yesa, Spainafringa2013
10Quercus petraea (Sessile oak)1011 ± 10 yBig-Belly Oak, Savernake Forest, United KingdomHenk van Boeschoten2011
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