Two adventurers, two environmental researchers, have discovered the world’s tallest tree, unbeaten by storms or human attempts at leveling the forests.
According to the specialized scientific journal, Popular Science, that the tallest trees in the world take centuries of slow growth, until they reach heights far beyond the tops of the surrounding forests, which is what that tree has reached.
This tree was discovered by photographers, adventurers, Stephen Pierce and Jennifer Sanger, researchers in the field of environment in the US state of Tasmania, that giant tree is unique.
The two adventurers found the Sitka fir tree in the US state of Oregon, just one mile off the Pacific coast in the Cosslaw National Forest.
These trees are distinguished by that there is no ceiling for their length, as they can rise to any high distances without being stopped by anything, so that they are not affected by storms or hurricanes, but they cannot resist human attacks in the leveling of forests.
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At the trunk of the tree, the researchers found flowering of vines and salmonia plants, which increased the strength of the trunk and enabled it to rise to great distances.
The tree is over 229 feet tall, the longest of any tree in the world.
In addition to that, the tree is considered a place for other plants to flourish, as it includes its own kingdom of animals, such as olive whistles, honey beak, endangered honey parrot and yellow-tailed black cockatoos, in addition to being a favorite destination for the red panda.
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However, the photographers warned that these very high-rise trees are declining very quickly, by about 40%, due to logging and deforestation policies.