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blog.* is unavailable in GDPR-land but I found another entry on the proper site which is available in europe: https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/777-year-old-tree-is-...
The tallest tree would be Hyperion, a coastal redwood, which is in an undisclosed location in one of the Redwood National or State parks.
Coincidentally the oldest tree in the world is also in California, Methuselah in Eastern California is 4,851 years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tjikko
Depends how you count regrowing from the roots though. Trees can't be too much older because that's around the end of the Ice Age. ;-)
My personal preference is not for a single tall or big tree as much as a sprawling area full of many huge trees. If you're ever in the far-Northern-California area, this hike is amazing:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/cathedral-tree...
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Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research Group then announced the age of another P. longaeva also located in the White Mountains — this one 5,062 years old
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/29152-o...
“ Foliar Uptake of Fog in the Coast Redwood Ecosystem: a Novel Drought-Alleviation Strategy Shared by Most Redwood Forest Plants”[1]
[1]https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr238/...
They'll probably outlive the tall trees in the Amazon, since Brazil is happily razing the forest as fast as they can.
https://blog.sfgate.com/stienstra/2013/09/18/328-foot-redwoo...
There are hundreds of amazing, huge trees in Big Basin and I would recommend it to anyone. It is humbling to think that these organisms may outlive you by a thousand years. Even if you aren't into hiking for long distances, or if you are bringing along small children, the one-mile loop trail near the entrance is very nice. So many people come to SF for the tech industry and don't take advantage of the world-class parks that are also in the area.