The tallest coast redwood is in Redwood National Park, nicknamed the Hyperion Tree. The previous record-holder was the Stratosphere Tree, found in Redwoods State Park.
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As a result, the National Park Service has closed off access to Hyperion, which, at 379.1 feet tall, is the world's tallest living tree. Now, under a rule adopted this year, anyone who gets too close could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.
The tallest tree currently living is a specimen of Sequoia sempervirens in Redwood National Park in California, USA. Nicknamed Hyperion, the coast redwood was discovered by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor (both USA) on 25 August 2006 and its precise location is kept a closely guarded secret to try and protect it.
The park also houses the second, fourth and fifth tallest known trees, coast redwoods named Helios, Icarus, and Daedalus, currently 377, 371 and 363 feet, respectively. The exact location of Hyperion is nominally secret but is available via internet search.
Hyperion is a 380-foot redwood tree in Northern California. Once it was 'discovered,' it became a destination for eager hikers. Now, the area is off limits because of the potential damage caused by overvisitation.
What might be the world's oldest tree — a bristlecone pine named Methuselah that is thousands of years old — is hidden in plain sight somewhere along the 4.5-mile Methuselah Trail in the Inyo National Forest in California.
The giant 331-foot swamp gum tree is second only to a giant coast redwood in the Redwood National Park in California that stands at 115 meters or about 378 feet. The Tasmanian tree, estimated to be about 400 years old, has been aptly named Centurion which is a Roman officer in charge of 100 soldiers.