Where is the tallest tree in the world located?

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.



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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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However, four of the tallest trees in the UK are in Scotland, and all actually are growing in the same glen. Reelig Glen, near Inverness, is home to the UK's tallest tree, a Douglas Fir at a height of 217ft (66.4m).

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— Perhaps you've heard this piece of state lore: California is home to the tallest, largest and oldest trees in the world. Well, it turns out to be true, with some qualification. The tallest tree of all is Hyperion, a coastal redwood in Humboldt County, exceeding the Statue of Liberty in height.

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Surrey is Britain's leafiest county according to the first ever complete tree count in England and Wales.

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Only on the Northern California coast EUREKA, Calif. -- Not one but three giant redwoods offer motorists the opportunity to steer their wheels through a living tree. All are right off US Highway 101, known as the Redwood Highway, within an hour or so drive of the historic seaport of Eureka.

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