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The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees in the United States

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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 Redcedar, 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"?
4Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)16.11 mHenry Cowell, Felton, United StatesInformation sign?
5Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress)11.46 mElk Creek, Powers, United StatesRobert Van Pelt1998
6Pseudotsuga menziesii (Coast Douglas-fir)11.12 mDoerner Fir, Brummit Creek, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"1998
7Quercus pagoda (Cherrybark oak)8.32 m11 Jorrett St, Portsmouth VA USA, Portsmouth, United Statesjohnnydjersey2012
8Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)~7.00 mOcean Avenue, intersection San Antonio Ave, Carmel, United StatesWim Brinkerink2010
9Quercus alba (White oak)6.85 mPetticoat Bridge Rd, Mansfield Township, United Statesjohnnydjersey2012
10Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood)6.20 mJames Robb Colorado River State Park, Palisade, United StatesMarc Meyer2011
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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.

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NrTree speciesHeightLocationMeasurementYear
1Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)115.72 mHyperion, Redwood National Park, United StatesSteve Sillett2012
2Pseudotsuga menziesii (Coast Douglas-fir)99.76 mDoerner Fir, Brummit Creek, United StatesMichael Taylor2010
3Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)83.50 mGeneral Sherman, Giant Forest, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
4Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress)69.80 mElk Creek, Powers, United StatesRobert Van Pelt1998
5Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)58.20 mQuinault Lake Spruce, Lake Quinault Resort, United States"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"?
6Thuja plicata (Western redcedar)53.00 mQuinault Lake Redcedar, Lake Quinault Resort, United StatesRobert Van Pelt1993
7Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood)39.65 mBiltmore Estate, Asheville, United StatesBrian Beduhn2012
8Populus deltoides (Eastern cottonwood)32.52 mNorth 2nd street, Halifax, United StatesScott Wade2008
9Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann fir)28.04 mWallingford Nursing Home, Wallingford, United StatesScott Wade2011
10Populus 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)3013 ± 500 yPresident, Giant Forest, United StatesTim B2011
2Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)1073 yEl Palo Alto Park, Palo Alto, United StatesTim B2011
3Quercus alba (White oak)513 ± 100 yThe Salem Oak, Salem friends, United Statesjohnnydjersey2012
4Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress)513 ± 300 yElk Creek, Powers, United StatesJeroen Philippona2013
5Quercus virginiana (Southern live oak)303 ± 10 yOak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, United StatesTim B2011
6Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress)213 ± 50 yThe Lone tree, 17-miles drive, United StatesWim Brinkerink2011
7Quercus falcata (Southern red oak)147 ± 10 yCross, Columbia, United Statesericamisty2011
8Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann fir)143 ± 20 yWallingford Nursing Home, Wallingford, United StatesScott Wade2013
9Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig)139 yMcRae/Albright Ranch House, Lemon Grove, United Statesbalmages2012
10Carya illinoinensis (Pecan)133 ± 30 yBradford Farm, Raleigh, United Statesjakedog2012
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