10 of the Tallest Trees in the World

Giant sequoias are the world’s largest trees, with the oldest living individuals over 3,200 years old. Some of these giants were already growing during Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom, when Ramesses III ruled. At their most extreme, giant sequoias reach about 11 meters (36 feet) in diameter at the base, roughly the footprint of a small house, and can rise to 94.8 meters (311 feet) tall, comparable to a 30-storey building. They grow high in the Sierra Nevada, within a narrow elevation band of roughly

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