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Girth

In this table of girth records in the United States 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
1Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)27.80 mGeneral Grant, Grant's grove, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
2Thuja plicata (Western redcedar)18.80 mKalaloch Cedar, Olympic National Park, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
3Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)16.90 mQuinault Lake Spruce, Lake Quinault Resort, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
4Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig)12.50 mNatural History Museum, San Diego, United StatesTiziano Rootman Fratus2011
5Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood)6.20 mJames Robb Colorado River State Park, Palisade, United StatesMarc Meyer2011
6Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)<1.00 mHawaiian Ocean View Estates, Ocean View, United Statesmaijastina2010
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Height

In this table of height records in the United States 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.

NrTree speciesHeightLocationMeasurementYear
1Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)83.50 mGeneral Sherman, Giant Forest, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
2Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)58.20 mQuinault Lake Spruce, Lake Quinault Resort, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
3Thuja plicata (Western redcedar)53.00 mQuinault Lake Cedar, Lake Quinault Resort, United StatesRobert Van Pelt1993
4Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood)22.60 mJames Robb Colorado River State Park, Palisade, United StatesMarc Meyer2011
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Age

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

NrTree speciesAgeLocationMeasurementYear
1Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)3012 ± 500 yPresident, Giant Forest, United StatesTim B2011
2Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)1072 yEl Palo Alto Park, Palo Alto, United StatesTim B2011
3Quercus virginiana (Southern live oak)302 ± 10 yOak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, United StatesTim B2011
4Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress)212 ± 200 yPoint Lobos State Reserve, Point Lobos State Reserve, United StatesWim Brinkerink2011
5Quercus falcata (Southern red oak)146 ± 10 yCross, Columbia, United Statesericamisty2011
6Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig)137 ± 5 yHoly Family Church, Orange, United Statesbalmages2012
7Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)42 ± 10 yW.T. Evans, Richardson, United States3whiskers2011
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