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10 Biggest Living Trees In The World (2018)

In this list we have ranked the largest trees in the world by their volume. Here is a list of 10 Biggest Living Trees In The World By Volume.

#10 Gothmog

This marvelous tree is the largest Eucalyptus obliqua by wood volume. It is located in the some forest of  Tasmania in Australia. The combined volume of its trunk and branches is around 337 cubic meters.

#9 Queets Spruce

This big Sitka spruce tree is standing in Olympic National Park in the State of Washington. It has a recorded volume of 337 cubic meters. It is also the largest Sitka spruce on the planet by volume.

#8 Red Creek Fir

The Red Creek Fir is a 1000 years old Douglas fir tree. It is standing near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has a total trunk volume of 349 cubic meters. It is the second biggest tree in Canada.

#7 Rullah Longatyle

Rullah Longatyle, meaning Strong Girl, is located near Geeveston, Tasmania. It is the second most massive tree in Australia by trunk volume. Its trunk volume is around 368 cubic meters.

#6 Still Sorrow

Still Sorrow,  a Eucalyptus regnans, is located somewhere in Tasmania. It is the largest broad-leaf tree in the world. The total volume of its trunk is around 400 cubic meters.

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#5 Cheewhat Giant

It is a giant Western redcedar tree located near Nitinat Lake in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is ranked fifth among the biggest living trees in the world and it is Canada’s largest tree with a trunk volume of 449 cubic meters.

#4 Tāne Mahuta

The third largest tree in our list is Tāne Mahuta, a giant kauri tree. It is located in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. It is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years old. With a trunk volume of 516 cubic meters, it is the largest kauri tree in the world.

#3 Lost Monarch

With a total volume of 989 cubic meters, it is the biggest known multi-stem coast redwood in the world. It is located in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in Northern California, USA. Its exact location has been kept hidden to protect the ecosystem from excessive human foot traffic.

#2 Grogan’s Fault

The second largest living tree on the planet is Grogan’s Fault, aka Spartan. It belongs to the Coast redwood species.  It was discovered by Chris Atkins while exploring around Redwood National and State Parks California, U.S.A. The trunk volume of this tree is approximately 1,084.5 cubic meters.

#1 General Sherman

If someone asks you – which is the largest tree in the world ? The answer is General Sherman. It is located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California, USA. With a trunk volume of 1,487 cubic meters, it is one of the tallest, widest, biggest and longest-living trees on the planet.

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