As in everything that the human being touches, everything is categorized, the height of the trees was not going to be less. The tallest tree in the world it is called Hyperion. His name, which comes from Greece, means "the one who lives on high." It has been named this way because it is the tallest tree in the world. It no longer only holds the record for being the tallest tree, but also the tallest living thing on the entire planet.
In this article we are going to tell you everything you need to know about the tallest tree in the world and its most interesting curiosities.
Characteristics of redwoods
The tallest tree in the world is a sequoia. It was discovered on September 8, 2006. Its height is 116 meters and its dimensions are difficult to imagine, since it is not something common. A tree that reaches 30-40 meters in height is already considered a tall tree. The great famous Statue of Liberty is 21 meters shorter than this tree. Just with that, you should already get an idea about all this.
Hyperion is not the only one, it is the highest, but not the only one that exceeds 100 meters in height. There are 35 other cataloged redwoods around the world that exceed 100 meters in height. There are three other redwoods that surpass the great Stratosphere giant. However, its exact location is not revealed so as not to cause damage to this tree, both by tourists and curious.
Experience tells us that if something is of interest, the human being will go to look around until it uses up its value and degrades it completely. Surely it has happened to you more than once in your life that you have seen a photo of some interesting landscape or place and, when you go, it is full of people and the photo you saw leaves much to be desired from the true reality. For this reason, it can be said that what really has value must be preserved well, because in that lies the value that is given to it, in that it is unique.
Redwoods have needle-shaped leaves that pose less water stress to the tree. It is thanks to this morphology that it can gain height and distribute well all the water and nutrients to each part of its body. It should not be forgotten that the taller a tree is, the more effort it has to make to overcome the force of gravity with greater success. It achieves this thanks to the excellent weather conditions in which it lives and the richness of nutrients in the soil where it grows.
The tallest tree in the world
Hyperion's name was from Greek mythology. It is also known as the tree of the son of heaven and earth. The branches and roots run from one side to the other and can be seen with great vigor. Even being the tallest, it is possible that there were other trees in the past that exceed it in size. We are talking about this tree being 116 meters high, but there are 35 other redwoods that also exceed 100 meters. For this reason, it is only necessary to mention that there are some specimens whose height is so similar that there could have been other trees taller than this in the past.
Specifically, we can talk about a eucalyptus from Australia, which exceeded 150 meters in height. Its measurement was taken in 1872. However, that eucalyptus is no longer there today. Perhaps there is, even today, some tree taller than Hyperior undiscovered. It is also possible that some of the redwoods that are about to surpass this tree, will do so soon or in the future.
It is possible that one of the redwoods, which is 115,55 meters high, has not yet reached its theoretical limit of total growth. This limit is between 122 and 130 meters. It can probably surpass Hyperion.
Other trees of the tallest in the world
Helios
This specimen is the second tallest at 114 and a half meters high. The names given to these trees come from Greek mythology and they were colossal people. This was also discovered in 2006. It maintained for a short time that it was the tallest tree in the world. Shortly after Hyperion was discovered that exceeds him by just over a meter.
Icarus
The third on the list with a height of 113,24 meters. It is another giant sequoia and this one is found in Redwood National Park.
The giant of the stratosphere
This was known as the tallest tree in the world and it is also one of the largest redwoods. Its height is 113,12 meters, but it is still growing. It is in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is also known as another of the redwoods with the largest known diameter.
Fusion Giant
This is 112,71 meters high. It is located in the Redwood National and State Parks. It was considered the largest tree in the world until 1995.
Orion
It measures 112,6 meters high. As you can see, the differences are almost imperceptible. However, the human being classifies these trees well and meticulously. It is a sempervirens sequoia and is found in Redwood National and State Parks.
Lauralyn
It is located in Humbold. It is one of the most impressive redwoods to see and its diameter is 4,54 meters.
Rockefeller
It is one of the most recent redwoods that has entered the top of the redwoods. It measures 112,60 meters, although its width is not known.
As you can see, the tallest tree in the world is being protected, so its whereabouts are not well known. Redwoods are true treasures of our nature and we cannot allow humans to end up destroying them, just like that.
I hope that with this information you can learn more about the tallest tree in the world and know how important its conservation is, because out of curiosity and agony, human beings can destroy real natural jewels.