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Didn’t know it was a National Hike Day, but took one no less, through the giants of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park
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Australia's NATIONAL REGISTER OF BIG TREES
At over 76.2 m this tree situated on Stony Creek Road just off the Pacific Highway just north of Bulahdelah has in the past been reported to be the tallest tree in NSW. The tree is now considered to be senescent and some sources have suggested it may have once been as high as 84metres tall. It is thought to be over 400 years old.
Recently I have heard reports of another tall tree west of Coffs Harbour located in the Cunnawarra Flora Reserve on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.
This tree,reportedly a Eucalyptus nobilis - Ribbon Gum has been measured at 79m with no trunk diameter available at this time.
This Eucalyptus nobilis was lucky to escape recent destructive winds which damaged trees as close as only 30 metres from it.
In mid July 2010 I was fortunate to be guided through dense bush and rocky escarpments to see the Woodford Tree (Eucalyptus deanei)
This tree, in the NSW Blue Mountains, is definitely not senescent and is a healthy growing tree. According to Poytr it was measured in 1978 at 78m with a trunk girth of 2.6metres at chest height. (Source Poytr's image above)
In late 2010 Poytr in the company of an expert re visited and remeasured this tree at 71 metres with the previous measurement apparently not recorded as accurately as methods today allow.
Comparative to Agathis australis,The New Zealand Kauri,both the Myall Lakes National Park's Eucalyptus grandis and Cunnawarra Flora Reserve's Eucalyptus nobilis are much taller but would definitely not match the Kauri for girth.
There are however much taller trees among the Tasmanian, Victorian and Western Australian Forests.
Information from this Weblink - TALLEST TREES IN THE WORLD suggests the Robinson Tree a Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain Ash) at Mt. Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia circa 1889 was believed to have measured 143 m (470 ft.).
The Fergusen Tree, another Australian Eucalyptus regnans, at Watts River, Victoria, was measured in 1872 after it fell after a fire. It had reportedly been estimated to be over 150 m (492 ft.) tall.
However the tallest reliably documented tree ever measured in Australia was the Thorpdale Tree, a Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) growing at Thorpdale in Victoria, Australia. The tree was measured at 112.8m (370 feet) standing and 114.3m (375 feet) on the ground after it was felled in 1884.
In 2009 the tallest living trees in Australia are in Tasmania, the tallest of which is a massive 99.6 metre high Eucalyptus regnans known as Centurian The tree is near Geevestons Tahune Airwalk.
More information on Australia's tallest trees at these links.
isaac.org.au/info/bigtrees.htm
www.baddevelopers.green.net.au/Docs/talltrees.htm
www.natural-environment.com/blog/2008/01/22/tallest-tree-...
A new world's tallest tree was discovered in California in 2006.
The tree, a Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood) has been named Hyperion and was climbed and measured at 115.55m ( 379.1' ).
The video falsely claims the worlds tallest tree ever was a Douglas Fir which grew in British Coumbia Canada over 100 years ago at 122m. There seems little doubt however that Australia's 18th century Eucalyptus regans trees almost certainly were once the worlds tallest trees.
Today Eucalyptus regnans can claim to be the world's tallest flowering tree and also the world's tallest hardwood tree,if not currently having a candidate for the current world's tallest tree.
The article below graphically demonstrates that we simply cannot rely on our governments to ensure that policies are in place to prevent the tragic consequences of irresponsible or incompetant forestry management.
Tasmanian Forestry Department Burn Kills Tallest Tree
The longtime national champion giant sequoia is the famous General Sherman from Sequoia National Park in California. This massive tree, with 1,321 points, has been king of the sequoias since the very first edition of the National Register, more than 70 years ago.
Learn more about the National Register of Big Trees at www.americanforests.org/bigtree/.
This is popular with people on their way to a match at Croke Park but of course many forget to go to the match.
In Ireland people rate a pub as being excellent if it is packed therefore this must be excellent pub. My problem is that I have no bar presence so I never get served if the place is packed.
Anniversary Trip 2016 -
Sequoia National Park established on September 25, 1890, adjacent to Kings Canyon National Park in California.
The park is famous for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman dominating the Giant Forest, by volume, it is the largest known living single stem tree in the world, and is also among the oldest. The General Grant tree is the largest giant sequoia in the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park and the awe-inspiring beauty is the third-largest sequoia tree in the world! The National Park Service incorporated the Giant Forest into Sequoia National Park in 1890, the year of its founding, promptly ceasing all logging operations in the Giant Forest.
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Australia's NATIONAL REGISTER OF BIG TREES
At over 76.2 m this tree situated on Stony Creek Road just off the Pacific Highway just north of Bulahdelah has in the past been reported to be the tallest tree in NSW. The tree is now considered to be senescent and some sources have suggested it may have once been as high as 84metres tall. It is thought to be over 400 years old.
Recently I have heard reports of another tall tree west of Coffs Harbour located in the Cunnawarra Flora Reserve on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.
This tree,reportedly a Eucalyptus nobilis - Ribbon Gum has been measured at 79m with no trunk diameter available at this time.
This Eucalyptus nobilis was lucky to escape recent destructive winds which damaged trees as close as only 30 metres from it.
In mid July 2010 I was fortunate to be guided through dense bush and rocky escarpments to see the Woodford Tree (Eucalyptus deanei)
This tree, in the NSW Blue Mountains, is definitely not senescent and is a healthy growing tree. According to Poytr it was measured in 1978 at 78m with a trunk girth of 2.6metres at chest height. (Source Poytr's image above)
In late 2010 Poytr in the company of an expert re visited and remeasured this tree at 71 metres with the previous measurement apparently not recorded as accurately as methods today allow.
Comparative to Agathis australis,The New Zealand Kauri,both the Myall Lakes National Park's Eucalyptus grandis and Cunnawarra Flora Reserve's Eucalyptus nobilis are much taller but would definitely not match the Kauri for girth.
There are however much taller trees among the Tasmanian, Victorian and Western Australian Forests.
Information from this Weblink - TALLEST TREES IN THE WORLD suggests the Robinson Tree a Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain Ash) at Mt. Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia circa 1889 was believed to have measured 143 m (470 ft.).
The Fergusen Tree, another Australian Eucalyptus regnans, at Watts River, Victoria, was measured in 1872 after it fell after a fire. It had reportedly been estimated to be over 150 m (492 ft.) tall.
However the tallest reliably documented tree ever measured in Australia was the Thorpdale Tree, a Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) growing at Thorpdale in Victoria, Australia. The tree was measured at 112.8m (370 feet) standing and 114.3m (375 feet) on the ground after it was felled in 1884.
In 2009 the tallest living trees in Australia are in Tasmania, the tallest of which is a massive 99.6 metre high Eucalyptus regnans known as Centurion The tree is near Geevestons Tahune Airwalk.
More information on Australia's tallest trees at these links.
isaac.org.au/info/bigtrees.htm
www.baddevelopers.green.net.au/Docs/talltrees.htm
www.natural-environment.com/blog/2008/01/22/tallest-tree-...
A new world's tallest tree was discovered in California in 2006.
The tree, a Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood) has been named Hyperion and was climbed and measured at 115.55m ( 379.1' ).
The video falsely claims the worlds tallest tree ever was a Douglas Fir which grew in British Coumbia Canada over 100 years ago at 122m. There seems little doubt however that Australia's 18th century Eucalyptus regans trees almost certainly were once the worlds tallest trees.
Today Eucalyptus regnans can claim to be the world's tallest flowering tree and also the world's tallest hardwood tree,if not currently having a candidate for the current world's tallest tree.
The article below graphically demonstrates that we simply cannot rely on our governments to ensure that policies are in place to prevent the tragic consequences of irresponsible or incompetant forestry management.
Tasmanian Forestry Department Burn Kills Tallest Tree
America's BIGGEST TREE REGISTER
Biggest tree by volume - Arve Big Tree
There are a magnificent Bunya pines at the picnic area in Mount Glorious, Brisbane.
D'Aguilar Range National Park, Maiala section.
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This is the Great Oak in Sherwood Forest and is over 1000 years old, hence why it has supports so it doesn't fall down!
The national co-champion osage orange tree sits on the grounds of the American Horticultural Socierty in Alexandria, Virginia. It has a total of 413 points.
Learn more about the National Register of Big Trees at www.americanforests.org/bigtree/.