Redwood Trees
For my wonder topic today, I am wondering about Redwood Trees. How tall is the tallest one? What is the width of one? How many are there?
How tall is the tallest Redwood Tree?
Redwood Trees easily reach the height of 91 metres. But, the tallest of them all, the one that dwarfs the others, is a Redwood Tree named Hyperion. It was discovered in 2006 and is 115.7 metres tall! What a giant.
How old can Redwood Trees get to?
These humongous giants can live to be more than 2,000 years old! They have been on this earth for 240 million years. Jeez, how old is the oldest tree still standing? Well, I'm not exactly sure how old the oldest Redwood tree is, but Bristlecone trees are known to live a lot longer than Redwoods. The oldest one is approximately 5,000 years old! Wow, what a wise old tree.
What is the diameter of a Redwood Tree?
Some amazing individuals can sometimes reach to be 360 feet tall (109.7 metres) and 20 feet in diameter (6 metres).
I find these giant trees to be interesting. Imagine standing next to one of these beasts! They would tower over you.
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