Height (Hyperion)116 m
5.79Grain silo heights
127Window widths
116Minecraft blocks
Tallest living tree on Earth
Photo by Christopher Storment on Unsplash
Redwood (Coast)
The tallest tree on Earth, towering above the Statue of Liberty/Plants
Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are the tallest living organisms on the planet. Hyperion, the current record-holder, stands at 115.7 meters, taller than the Statue of Liberty including its pedestal. These trees can live over 2,000 years and draw water to their tops through a combination of capillary action, transpiration, and negative pressure that defies easy explanation.
Measurements
Estimated mass500,000 kg
161Tesla Cybertrucks
166,667Labrador puppies
5 thousandthsAircraft carrier masses
About 500 metric tons
Trunk diameter7 m
2.12African elephant heights
2.1 hundredthsEiffel Towers
1.4Bamboo pole lengths
At base; some exceed 7 m
Bark thickness3 tenths m
1.6 hundredthsBowling lane lengths
1.4 billionSilicon atoms
Fire-resistant bark up to 30 cm
Maximum age69.4 billion s
22 millionMicrocenturies
386 millionCommercial breaks
Over 2,200 years
Trunk volume1,045 m³
174 billionTeardrops
697Hot tubs
2.1 octillionVirus interiors
Largest specimens by trunk volume
Growth rate63 billionths m/s
21 billionthsRunning toddlers
9.4 billionthsCyclists
39.4Tectonic plates
About 2 m per year in height when young