Center Parcs Longleat Forest is home to the UK's tallest Giant Redwood tree. Officially confirmed by the Tree Register of the British Isles after being spotted by a tree-loving guest, the Giant Redwood measures up at 58m.
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Giant redwoods can live for over 3,000 years.Our wild botanic garden, Wakehurst, is home to the tallest living Christmas tree in the UK which is a giant redwood and measures 36 metres in height.
In their native California, the humid summer fogs combined with winter rainfall allow redwoods to grow to immense heights. Did you know? The largest redwood in the world lives in Sequoia National Park, California.
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.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks boast many of the world's largest trees by volume. The General Sherman Tree is the largest in the world at 52,508 cubic feet (1,487 cubic meters).
North Coast, Humboldt County, CaliforniaJust south, this California coastal area is often called Redwood Country thanks to its thriving forests. The area is home to 45 percent of the remaining old-growth redwoods in California, and Redwood National and State Parks shelters some of the tallest trees on Earth.