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The tallest tree ever measured was an Australian eucalyptus (Eucalyptus regnans) at Watts River, Victoria, Australia. In 1872, it was reported to measure 435 feet tall. It was most likely over 500 feet at its tallest point.
According to the National Geographic Society, the tallest living tree is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in Redwood National Park, California. In October 1991, its height was measured at 365 feet.
Source: The Guinness Book of Records 1996, p. 45.
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The tallest tree in the world is the Mendocino Redwood, which is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). It is 367.5 feet tall (112 meters), and it stands at the Montgomery Woods State Reserve near Ukiah in California. . It is estimated to be over 1000 years old. This tree has also been authenticated the tallest tree by the Guinness Book of World Records
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