Location: Tasmania, Australia
Notable Feature: Thick, stringy bark, known as messmate stringybark
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Species: Eucalyptus delegatensis, also known as alpine ash
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Species: Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) Remark: Almost spared from cutting due to conservation laws
Location: Evercreech Forest Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
Species: Manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) Note: Part of a 300-year-old group of super-tall trees
Location: Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo
Species: Shorea faguetiana
Location: Sequoia National Forest, California, USA
Species: Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Highlight: Largest tree by volume is the General Sherman, with 52,508 cubic feet
Location: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, USA
Species: Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) Remark: Exact location remains a secret, protected by foresters
Location: Coos County, Oregon, USA
Species: Coastal Douglas fir Note: Vying for the title of the tallest non-redwood tree
Location: Arve Valley, Tasmania, Australia
Species: Eucalyptus regnans Remark: Tallest known individual of one of the world's tallest tree species
Location: Redwood National Park, California, USA
Species: Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Age: Estimated between 700 and 800 years old