The largest known Douglas-fir lives on Vancouver Island, is almost 1,000 years old and is 89 metres (291 feet) tall! The top of this tree is broken but it was believed to be 10 metres (33 feet) taller, which would have it 99 metres (320 feet) tall!
African tree in Costa Rica
African tree in Costa Rica Scientists say that a tree found in Costa Rica
which was previously thought to be a type of mahogany, has been
re-classified as a member of the Lepidobotryaceae - a plant group
found only in Africa. The tree is probably a descendent of trees
that grew 100 million years ago on a large landmass that eventually
split into continents.
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