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The thickest, tallest, and oldest coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens)

More information about the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens).

Girth records

In this table of girth records worldwide 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.

NrCountryGirthLocationMeasurementYear
1United States16.11 mHenry Cowell, FeltonInformation sign?
15.18 mHyperion, Redwood National ParkSteve Sillett2012
4.72 mStreet (Ainsworth), Tacomajfreed2012
2United Kingdom7.22 mStourhead, StourtonJeroen Philippona2011
6.65 mStourhead, StourtonJeroen Philippona2011
6.27 mPowis Castle, WelshpoolJeroen Philippona2010
3Italy6.60 mBurcina, PolloneTiziano Rootman Fratus2011
4Spain5.85 mDe Masso, BelusoGaspar Bernárdez Villegas 772008
5Germany5.18 mExotenwald, WeinheimRedwoodMike2012
4.49 mSchmölderpark, RheydtRedwoodMike2011
4.02 mPlittersdorf, BonnRedwoodMike2012
6Portugal~4.58 mPalace Hotel of Bussaco, LusoDean Nicolle2010
7Belgium3.71 mArboretum Tervuren, TervurenMarc Meyer2011
3.45 mArboretum Groenendaal, HoeilaartRedwoodMike2008
2.88 mKapelleberg, WinkseleWiPe2011
8France~3.50 mChâteau de Bazoches, BazochesJeroen Philippona2012
1.44 mParc de la Sauvagerie, Varennes-sur-SeineHan van Meegeren2012
9Netherlands3.42 mBoerhaavelaan 16, EindhovenNardo Kaandorp2012
2.56 mHoog Beek en Rooyen, ZeistJoris Hellevoort2011
2.23 mVon Gimbornarboretum, DoornLeo Goudzwaard2011
10Slovakia82 cmSekvoja v botanickej zahrade UK, Botanical gardenMartin Miklanek2012

Height records

In this table of height records worldwide 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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NrCountryHeightLocationMeasurementYear
1United States115.72 mHyperion, Redwood National ParkSteve Sillett2012
2United Kingdom54.00 mCentre Parcs, Longleat ForestSteve Wollard & his students2010
41.00 mPowis Castle, WelshpoolJeroen Philippona2010
40.50 mStourhead, StourtonJeroen Philippona2011
3Portugal52.00 mPalace Hotel of Bussaco, LusoDean Nicolle2010
4Germany39.10 mExotenwald, WeinheimRedwoodMike2012
34.10 mStaatsforst Burgholz, WuppertalRedwoodMike2012
30.60 mBotanischer Garten Bonn, BonnJeroen Philippona2011
5Belgium37.40 mArboretum Tervuren, TervurenMarc Meyer2011
36.80 mArboretum Groenendaal, HoeilaartLeo Goudzwaard2011
6France37.00 mChâteau de Bazoches, BazochesJeroen Philippona2012
7Netherlands31.50 mHuis Verwolde, LarenLeo Goudzwaard2010
27.00 mHoog Beek en Rooyen, ZeistJoris Hellevoort2011
23.20 mVon Gimbornarboretum, DoornLeo Goudzwaard2011
8Slovakia10.50 mSekvoja v botanickej zahrade UK, Botanical gardenMartin Miklanek2012

Age records

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

NrCountryAgeYearLocationMeasurementYear
1United States1073 y940El Palo Alto Park, Palo AltoTim B2011
13 y2000Bell mountain off Lonnie Drive, Huntsvilleyodalice2011
4 y2009Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Ocean Viewmaijastina2011
2Italy197
± 10 y
1816
± 10
Villa Sammezzano, ReggelloTiziano Rootman Fratus2011
165 y1848Burcina, PolloneTiziano Rootman Fratus2011
3United Kingdom168 y1845Stourhead, StourtonJeroen Philippona2011
160
± 10 y
1853
± 10
Stourhead, StourtonJeroen Philippona2011
160
± 10 y
1853
± 10
Stourhead, StourtonJeroen Philippona2011
4Germany139 y1874Exotenwald, WeinheimRedwoodMike2012
48 y1965Botanischer Garten Bonn, BonnJeroen Philippona2011
48
± 5 y
1965
± 5
Plittersdorf, BonnRedwoodMike2012
5France123
± 10 y
1890
± 10
De Mr Grousseau, Chemin rougedominigrou2012
113
± 20 y
1900
± 20
Château de Bazoches, BazochesJeroen Philippona2012
1
± 1 y
2012
± 1
Village, Notre Dame de La courmael545202012
6Belgium111
± 10 y
1902
± 10
Arboretum Tervuren, TervurenMarc Meyer2011
58
± 10 y
1955
± 10
Kapelleberg, WinkseleWiPe2011
23 y1990Kapelleberg, WinkseleWiPe2011
7Australia83 y1930Cement Creek Rd., WarburtonPaulcal2012
8Netherlands53
± 5 y
1960
± 5
Hooglandseweg Noord, Amersfoortjan12012
52
± 5 y
1961
± 5
Boerhaavelaan 16, EindhovenNardo Kaandorp2012
25 y1988Third Millennium Tree, Ereprijs 4rpl0012011

Records for all tree species worldwide.

 

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