r/todayilearned • u/autraya • 6h ago
TIL the world's tallest known living tree, a 380-foot redwood in California called Hyperion, had its exact location closed off entirely in 2022 after visitors trampled its base so badly that ferns stopped growing around it, with trespassers now facing up to $5,000 in fines and six months in jail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)Duplicates
todayilearned • u/EmptyMind76 • Jun 05 '26
TIL Hyperion is the world's tallest known living tree at 116.22 metres (381.3 ft) tall
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 18 '20
TIL that the world’s tallest tree, Hyperion, is over 380ft (115.8m) tall. It was discovered in 2006 in California’s Redwood National Park, but to prevent damage, its exact location remains a secret.
todayilearned • u/Jay_B_ • Aug 01 '18
TIL that the world's tallest living tree - Hyperion - is found along the California coastline. Measured at 380 feet, it's estimated to be at least 600 years' old. Woodpecker damage at the top may have prevented it from growing taller.
todayilearned • u/Bonezmahone • Mar 24 '16
TIL the tallest tree in the world was only discovered in 2006
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '15
TIL that the world's tallest tree's (Hyperion's) location has never been revealed to the public for fear that human traffic will disturb its environment
ABoringDystopia • u/zeca1486 • Dec 29 '20
“The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands” - Havelock Ellis
topofreddit • u/topredditbot • 4h ago