The world's tallest tree is called the stratosphere giant .It grows in the rockefeller forest ,humboldt red woods state park,california.at 112.32m,this red wood is almost three times the height of the statue of liberty in new york.most of britan's tallest trees are in scotland,is the record-holder at 54.5m
BIGGEST LIVING THING
The general sherman giant sequoia in sequoia national park ,californa,usa, is the world's largest living thing.it is 83.8m tall and measures 2.53m round it's mighty trunk.including it's huge root system, the tree weighs about 2000 tones.It contains enough timber to make shelves for almost a million books.if all this timber was made into pencils and they were laid end to end ,they would more than reach round the equator.
The bristlecone pines in california and nevada,usa,are almost 5,000 years old and were long believed to be the oldest trees.Latest research suggests that creosote bushes in the usa's mojave desert may be even older-some of those plants began life nearly 12,000 years ago.other long -lived trees include
OLDEST TREES
The bristlecone pines in california and nevada,usa,are almost 5,000 years old and were long believed to be the oldest trees.Latest research suggests that creosote bushes in the usa's mojave desert may be even older-some of those plants began life nearly 12,000 years ago.other long -lived trees include
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