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World’s largest trees
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Here are listed the world’s largest trees by the circumference of the champions of species. Circumference and diameter, if not stated otherwise, were measured at 1.3 – 1.5 m height.
Wondermondo has arranged the trees by the diameter of champions of species. In the list were included species with the known girth over 14 m or diameter over 4.45 m. In some countries the girth is measured more often while in some others is measured diameter. Here girth and diameter are put together, making the ranking in this list somewhat less credible – but reader can be sure that any of the trees listed here is very impressive! Selected more or less convincing measurements of existing trees.
Please note! This list is far from the final truth as there might be numerous other tree species with girth above 14 m!
Map of the described tallest trees
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List of the world’s largest trees
More than 30 m
01
Balete tree in Maria Aurora (Millenium Tree)
45.3%
Philippines, Aurora
Balete (Ficus balete Merr.) – a species closely related to Ficus benjamina or subspecies. The stem of this tree consists of multiple smaller stems and aerial roots and is hard to measure – but the diameter is 12 – 15 m. The height of this giant tree is 60 – 65 m. It can be disputed whether a tree with multiple, bundled trunks should be measured as one tree.
02
Árbol del Tule
48.4%
Mexico, Oaxaca
One of the stoutest trees on Earth, Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum Ten., 1853). Girth 36.2 m, diameter 11.62 m, height 35.4 m. Discounting the buttresses of the trunk the diameter – 9.38 m. Volume 750 m3. Age estimated to be 1,400 – 1,600 years. Sacred Zapotec tree.
03
Sagole Tree
46.3%
South Africa, Limpopo Province
The stoutest known baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) with a circumference of 33.72 m. Up to 2009 the stoutest baobab and the world’s largest tree by the circumference was Glencoe Baobab – its trunk was 46.6 m large! It now has split into several parts.
04
Kapok in the Río Negro in Arquipélago de Anavilhanas
45.5%
Brazil, Amazonas
A giant Ceiba pentandra with a girth that exceeds 30 m at the height of 1.3 m. This is measures around the roots above the ground level. The tree is some 60 m high.
25 – 30 m
05
Captain Jack Sparrow / Jupiter
42.3%
United States, California
The stoutest announced coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.), with a diameter of 8.9 m. It is possible that there is known also larger tree of this species.
06
General Grant Tree
50.8%
United States, California
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.)) with the largest mean diameter at the breast height. Height 81.5 m, diameter 8.8 m, volume 1,320 m3.
07
Tnjri (Skhtorashen Tree)
40.8%
Azerbaijan, Yukhari-Karabakh
Giant Platanus orientalis tree, more than 2,000 years old, with a circumference of 27 m, 54 m tall.
08
Banyan in Lomteuheakal
43.3%
Vanuatu, Tafea, Tanna
One of the largest banyans (Ficus microcarpa) on the island, with an estimated circumference of 26 m. Next to the tree is located a local marketplace. There are larger banyan trees on the island (e.g. Kaluas), but mostly consist of numerous smaller trunks.
22 – 25 m
09
Kamou no Ohkusu
42.8%
Japan, Kyushu
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl.) with a circumference of 24.2 m. The tree is some 30 m high, with an estimated age of 1,5 thousand years.
10
Pù Mát Pride of Vietnam
41.8%
Vietnam, North Central Coast
The stoutest known sa mu tree Cunninghamia konishii, girth 23.7 m, height more than 70 m. The largest tree in Vietnam.
11
Reakaly baobab (Ampanihy baobab)
40.0%
Madagascar, Atsimo-Andrefana
The stoutest baobab Adansonia za (Baill.) with a girth of 23 m (the plaque at the tree says that 27 m). The possible largest tree in Madagascar.
12
Giant Tingle Tree ("Hollow trunk")
42.8%
Australia, Western Australia
The stoutest red tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii), girth 22.3 m, 30 m high.
13
Baobabs of Mangoky Valley
41.3%
Madagascar, Haute Matsiatra
Possibly, the stoutest Grandidier’s baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri Baillon) in the world with a diameter of up to 7 meters.
14
Kita Kanegasawa
39.3%
Japan, Aomori Prefecture
The largest ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) in Japan, girth 22 m, height 40 m, considered to be over 1,000 years old, with very large chichi (stalactite-like wood formations).
15
Wat Si Maha Pho bo tree
41.3%
Thailand, East
The largest bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in Thailand, with a circumference of some 22 m, a height of some 30 m. According to legend it is 2,000 years old and brought from the sacred Bo Tree in Sri Lanka.
16
Sweet chestnut in Nucifori
38.5%
Italy, Sicily
This tree (Castanea sativa Mill.) has a circumference of 22 m – but rather consists of several enormous trunks dividing close to the level of the soil. 22 m high.
20 – 22 m
17
Kermandie Queen
41.3%
Australia, Tasmania, Geeveston
The stoutest mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell.). Circumference 21.65 m, height 77 m. Heavily suffered during the fire in January 2019.
18
Joshimath Kalpavriksha
39.8%
India, Uttarakhand
The stoutest known Himalayan mulberry (Morus serrata), with a circumference of 21.5 m. This sacred tree is believed to be 1,200 years old.
19
Taketakerau (Puriri in Opotiki)
40.8%
New Zealand, Bay of Plenty
The largest puriri (Vitex lucens), with a circumference of 21.3 m, a height of 20 m. Sacred tree, supposedly more than 2,000 years old. Burials inside its hollow have been found.
20
Juwu Bashen Mu (Cypress in Tai An)
40.8%
Taiwan, Miaoli
The stoutest known specimen in species (Chamaecyparis formosensis Matsum. 1901), diameter 6.56 m, 55 m high.
21
Mount Cripps Giant
39.8%
Australia, Tasmania
The stoutest known Australian oak Eucalyptus obliqua. Circumference 21.08 m, height 60.9 m.
22
Gongenyama’s Big Katsura
41.3%
Japan, Tōhoku
Giant katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) with a circumference of 20 m, a height of 65 m.
17 – 20 m
23
Quinault Lake Red Cedar
40.0%
United States, Washington
The largest specimen of this species (Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don), 55 m high, diameter of 6.04 m. Volume 500 m3, including the hollowed middle.
24
The Temple Fig
39.8%
Australia, New South Wales
Giant white fig (Ficus virens) which has a circumference of 19 m and is 36 m tall. The crown of the tree is 45 m wide.
25
Baji Cypress (King Cypress)
40.5%
Tibet, Nyingchi
The largest known giant cypress (Cupressus gigantea W. C. Cheng & L.K. Fu), height some 46 – 56 m, diameter – 5.8 m, approximately 2,600 years old (not testified).
26
Moreton Bay Fig in Bellingen
38.3%
Australia, New South Wales
Ficus macrophylla with a girth of 18 m, 50 m high. Here grow two trees together – if their trunks are measured together, the circumference is 29 m, but 18 m is the circumference of the largest tree.
27
Schenklengsfeld Lime
38.5%
Germany, Hesse
The biggest lime (Tilia platyphyllos Scop.) in circumference in Europe. Trunk has divided into four separate parts. Measurement at 1 m height gives an approximate circumference of 17.8 m.
28
Old Bottle Butt
39.5%
Australia, New South Wales, Wauchope
The stoutest known red bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera), circumference 17.5 m (16.3 m?), height 52 m.
29
Drago Milenario
47.0%
Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife
The largest Canary Islands dragon tree (Dracaena draco) with a circumference of 17.4 m, a height – 16.4 m.
30
The Fortingall Yew
34.5%
United Kingdom, Scotland
The oldest known yew (Taxus baccata). In the 18th century, the tree had a girth of 17.2 m, a diameter of 5.4 m. Now two parts remain.
16 – 17 m
31
Quinault Lake Spruce
39.5%
United States, Washington
The stoutest Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong) Carr.), circumference 16.97 m, height 58.2 m, volume 298 m3.
32
Te Matua Ngahere
43.3%
New Zealand, Northland
The stoutest contemporary kauri (Agathis australis (D.Don) Loudon). Girth 16.76 m, height 37.4 m.
33
Chengal in Gunung Mandi Angin
40.5%
Malaysia, Terengganu
The largest tree in Malaysia, enormous chengal (Neobalanocarpus heimii (King) P. Ashton), circumference of 16.75 m, 65 m high.
34
Maleny small-leaved fig
40.3%
Australia, Queensland
Very stout small-leaved fig (Ficus obliqua), circumference 16.55 m, height 49 m.
35
Brazil nuts at Itupiranga
37.0%
Brazil, Pará
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.) is one of the stoutest trees in Amazonia, reaching a diameter up to 5.25 m.
36
Jōmon Sugi
42.5%
Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture
The largest and oldest sugi tree (Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D.Don). Circumference 16.4 m, height 25.3 m. At least 2,000 years old.
37
Ton Krabak Yai
40.0%
Thailand, Tak Province
Giant krabak tree, (Anisoptera costata Korth.), with a circumference of 16.10 m, 58 m tall.
38
Pakari Brikshya (Pakad, Falakasha, Devdaha banyan)
40.3%
Nepal, Lumbini
Enormous, beautiful weeping fig (Ficus benjamina). Circumference of its trunk is approximately 16 – 20 m, and height is approximately 20 m but the width of the crown is more than 30 m.
39
Patriarca da Floresta, Vassununga
40.0%
Brazil, São Paulo
The largest known jequitibá-rosa (Cariniana legalis), with a circumference of 16 m, a height of 49 m.
15 – 16 m
40
Sycamore in Santa Barbara
40.3%
United States, California
Enormous sycamore (Platanus racemosa), with a circumference of 15.9 m and 28.65 m in height.
41
Cat Island Bald Cypress
39.0%
United States, Louisiana
The largest bald cypress (Taxodium distichum var. distichum L. Rich. 1810) in the world. The trunk circumference is 15.9 m, height is 27.7 m. (2017)
42
Piquí tree (unspecified)
Brazil
These trees (Caryocar villosum (Aubl.) exceed 15.7 m in circumference and are more than 50 m tall.
43
Higashine zelkova
38.8%
Japan, Tōhoku
The largest known Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino), with a circumference of 15.6 m, 28 m high.
44
Tokaling Tsenden Cypress
Bhutan, Wangdue Phodrang
Giant Bhutan Weeping cypress (Cupressus corneyana). Its circumference exceeds 15.5 m, also the height is significant.
45
Northern rata in Upper Hutt
39.3%
New Zealand, Wellington
The largest known northern rata (Metrosideros robusta), with a circumference of 15.39 m and a height of 39 m.
46
Herbig Tree
37.3%
Australia, South Australia
River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.) of unusual cone form, circumference 15.28 m, height just 14.0 m.
47
Myrtlewood Trail tree
38.3%
United States, Oregon
Californian laurel (Umbellularia californica) with a circumference of 15.27 m and a height of 30.8 m. The trunk of the tree becomes wider at its base – hence the enormous circumference.
48
Queets Fir
40.8%
United States, Washington
The stoutest coast Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in the world. Diameter 4.85 m, height 61.0 m, volume 332 m3 (second largest for species).
49
Blackbutt "Benaroon"
39.3%
Australia, New South Wales, Johns River
The stoutest blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis Sm.). 60 m high, girth 15.1 m.
14 – 15 m
50
Whitelaw Tree
39.8%
Australia, Victoria, Mt. Baw Baw
The stoutest and also the largest shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens H.Deane & Maiden). 57.5 m high, girth 14.9 m, volume 200 m3.
51
The Boab Prison Tree, Derby
42.5%
Australia, Western Australia
An unusual boab (Adansonia gregorii F.Muell.), circumference 14.64 m (13.85 m?), height just 9.5 m. Used to lock up indigenous Australians in the 1860s on their way to sentencing.
52
Dokuz Gol Foetid Juniper
39.0%
Turkey, Muğla Province
The stoutest foetid juniper (Juniperus foetidissima Willd. 1806), diameter 4.62 m, 25 m high.
53
Deodar cedar near Tolma
39.8%
India, Uttarakhand
Largest known deocar cedar (Cedrus deodara), with a circumference of approximately 14.5 m and a height of approximately 30 m.
54
Darejo (Errinundra Gum of Result Creek)
40.0%
Australia, Victoria
The largest tree in species (Eucalyptus denticulata I.O.Cook & Ladiges), circumference 14.4 m, height 62 m.
55
Kvill-Eken
37.3%
Sweden, Kalmar County
Oak (Quercus robur L.) with the largest circumference in Europe. Circumference 14.4 m, height – only 14 m.
56
Alex Hole Cedar
38.0%
United States, Oregon
The stoutest incense-cedar (Calocedrus decurrens (Torrey) Florin 1956), diameter 4.56 m.
57
Fremont cottonwood in Skull Valley
39.3%
United States, Arizona
This is the largest currently known Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii S. Watson). The tree has a circumference of 14.22 m and a height of 31 m (2017). It was planted in 1917.
58
Chirinda Big Tree
40.8%
Zimbabwe, Manicaland
An enormous African Mahogany (Khaya anthoteca (Welw.) C. DC.), diameter at least 4.5 m, height at least 64 meters. Grows in the southernmost African rainforest – Chirinda Forest.
59
Sessile oak in Oak Lane
36.3%
United Kingdom, England, Cheshire
The largest known sessile oak (Quercus petraea) with a circumference of 14.05 m. The trunk is partly missing.
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