Apr 25, 2024, 01:42 PM IST

10 biggest trees on Earth

Mahipal Chouhan

General Sherman: Largest tree by volume, giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, standing 275 feet tall, estimated over 2,000 years old.

General Grant: Second-largest tree by volume, giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, known as "Nation's Christmas Tree."

Hyperion: Tallest known living tree, coastal redwood in Redwood National Park, California, soaring approximately 379.7 feet into the sky.

Helios: Tallest known tree by height, coastal redwood in Redwood National Park, California, reaching about 379.3 feet in height.

Centurion: Tallest mountain ash tree, located in Tasmania's Arve Valley, standing approximately 327 feet tall, towering over its forest neighbors.

Doerner Fir: Tallest known non-redwood tree, coastal Douglas fir in Oregon's Coos County, stretching approximately 327.4 feet skyward.

Angel Oak: Enormous southern live oak in South Carolina, with a canopy spreading over 17,000 square feet, known for its picturesque beauty.

Methuselah: One of the oldest known trees, a Great Basin bristlecone pine in California's White Mountains, estimated at 4,850 years old.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports