The tallest trees in the world
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: South Tibetan cypress · Coast Douglas-fir · Southern blue gum. (Updated Oct 2, 2026.)
The tallest living tree of each species, according to Wikipedia's list of tallest trees. Hyperion, a coast redwood in California, is the tallest known living tree.
Top 10
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South Tibetan cypress
102.3 m. Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Tibet, China. The tallest tree in Asia.
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Coast Douglas-fir
99.5 m. Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon.
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Southern blue gum
92.0 m. Tasmania, Australia.
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Sitka spruce
100.2 m. Redwood National Park, California.
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Yellow meranti
97.58 m. Menara, in Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia). The tallest flowering plant and tropical tree known.
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Manna gum
91.3 m. White Knight, Evercreech Forest Reserve, Tasmania.
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Noble fir
89.9 m. Goat Marsh Giant, Washington.
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Mountain ash
96 m. Centurion, Arve Valley, Tasmania. The tallest eucalyptus; it had reached 100.5 m in 2018.
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Alpine ash
87.9 m. Tasmania, Australia.
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Giant sequoia
96.37 m. Sequoia National Park, California. The most massive tree species.
Candidates
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Dinizia excelsa
88.5 m. Between Amapá and Pará, Brazil. The tallest tree in the Amazon.
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Mengaris (Koompassia excelsa)
85.76 m. Tawau Hills National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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13
Karri
Western Australian eucalyptus (Eucalyptus diversicolor), up to about 90 metres.
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Grand fir
Northwestern conifer that can top 80 metres.
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Sugar pine
The tallest pine species, reaching about 80 metres in California and Oregon.
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Western hemlock
Pacific Northwest conifer that can exceed 80 metres in old-growth forests.
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Ponderosa pine
Western US pine; a specimen in Oregon measured over 81 metres.
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Coast redwood
116.07 m. Hyperion, in Redwood National Park, California. The tallest known living tree.
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Brown top stringybark
88.5 m. Princess Picabella, Tasmania.
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Comments (1)
Hyperion, the tallest coast redwood, location still kept secret.