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FYI: The world's tallest known tree (alive) is named Hyperion, in the Californian Redwood National Park.[1] Its location is kept a secret, but it's rumored tha
by mcqueenjordan 8y ago
FYI: The world's tallest known tree (alive) is named Hyperion, in the Californian Redwood National Park.[1]
Its location is kept a secret, but it's rumored that if you know the right dendrologist, they might take you on a hike to it....
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)
- andrewl 8y agoFor more about giant trees in California, read The Wild Trees by Richard Preston. It's a fascinating story of redwood tree researchers, and reads almost like a novel.
- callahad 8y agoThis site claims to have photos, GPS coordinates, and hiking directions to Hyperion: http://famousredwoods.com/hyperion/ http://famousredwoods.com/hyperion/ ...is that the correct tree?
- beat 8y agoMy experience of the redwoods (the coastal redwoods in Humboldt county) is that they are SOOOO tall in the tallest groves that "tallest tree" is just incomprehensible. From the ground, the treetops are lost in the mist and fog. From 350' away, you can't really see which one is five feet taller than the other. So unless named trees are marked somehow, they're just... awe-inspiring giant trees.
- jdc0589 8y agoI'm actually headed there late this summer. Going to try and do a big loop from the White Mountains to see some old Bristlecone Pines (no I do not know where Methuselah is), up to Redwood National Park to see Hyperion for the finale.