List of Individual Trees

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes 100 gecs Tree Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) Des Plaines, USA42°01′49″N 87°54′44″W / 42.0302°N 87.9122°W / 42.0302; -87.9122 (100 gecs Tree) Unknown Used as a pilgrimage site by fans of the band 100 gecs.[38] Árbol del Tule Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) Santa María del Tule, Mexico17°02′47.4″N 96°38′10″W / 17.046500°N 96.63611°W / 17.046500; -96.63611 (Árbol del Tule) 1,433–1,600 years (est) The stoutest tree in the world, with a circumference of 42.0 m (137.8 ft) and a diameter of 14.05 m (46.1 ft). In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites. Allen Russell Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Balch Park, USA The 33rd largest tree worldwide, named in dedication to park ranger Allen I. Russell. Angel Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Johns Island, USA32°43′4″N 80°4′46″W / 32.71778°N 80.07944°W / 32.71778; -80.07944 (Angel Oak) 400–500 It stands 66.5 ft (20.3 m) tall, is 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and its shade covers 17,200 ft2 (1,600 m2). Its longest branch is 187 ft (57 m). The tree and surrounding park have been owned by the neighboring city of Charleston since 1991. Bennett Juniper Grand juniper (Juniperus grandis) Stanislaus National Forest, USA38°18′32″N 119°47′49.56″W / 38.30889°N 119.7971000°W / 38.30889; -119.7971000 (Bennett Juniper) 2,000–6,000 (est.) The largest known juniper in the United States. The Big Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Thomasville, USA30°50′28″N 83°58′54″W / 30.841114°N 83.981721°W / 30.841114; -83.981721 (The Big Oak) One of the oldest live oak trees east of the Mississippi River. Central Guanacaste Guanacaste tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) Guanacaste National Park, Belize The focal point of Guanacaste National Park The Big Tree – Goose Island Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Rockport, USA28°09′09″N 96°58′36″W / 28.15252°N 96.97665°W / 28.15252; -96.97665 (The Big Tree – Goose Island) Locate...

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