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Sicily's Mt. Etna is home to the largest and oldest sweet chestnut trees in the world. #100HorseChestnut #CastagnodellaNave #CastagnodeiCentoCavalli #GiantTrees

http://historicalvagabond.com/2025/05/04/sicilys-ancient-chestnut-trees/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Time is running out to witness Australia's majestic 'giant trees'—some of the tallest in the world! With only 18 trees standing above 90 meters, these natural wonders won't be around forever. If you've ever dreamed of seeing these towering giants, now's the time to plan your adventure. Don't miss your chance to experience the magic of the "biggest in the universe" before they're gone! #NatureLovers #GiantTrees #ExploreAustralia #BucketList

https://au.news.yahoo.com/hunters-of-australias-rare-giant-trees-warn-time-running-out-to-visit-them-biggest-in-the-universe-021502010.html

Giant sequoias thriving in UK and could grow as tall as California’s, study finds | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/uk-giant-sequoias-growth-climate-b2511261.html

#GiantSequoias
#GiantTrees
#Sequoias
#UK
#Trees
#GiantRedwoods
#Redwoods

Five years ago, I won a trip to Southern Africa. Here I am in Botswana standing beside a magnificent baobab tree. These beauties are ancient and enormous, and I miss them. I enjoyed spending time with them, and likely will never see another again. #baobab #trees #GiantTrees #Botswana

I am standing with my hand gently touching the trunk of a massive tree. The bark looks like it should feel like a concrete wall, but felt more like the stalk of a jade plant.

This photograph — of uncertain attribution — purportedly shows a #NorthernCatalpa #Catalpa_speciosa of ludicrous proportions from Maysville, Missouri. As surreal as this size looks, it is consistent with the MO Department of Conservation website: a trunk circumference of 286”, roughly a diameter of 7’7” or 2.31 meters. Amazingly, another in Missouri has an even larger trunk!

https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/champion-trees/current-champion-trees

#Trees #Catalpa #GiantTrees #ThickTrunks

Man standing next to the trunk of an extremely large Catalpa. It is wider than he is tall.

We drove wayyy up the White River valley to find giants. This is one of the largest, if not the largest Western Red Cedars that I’ve seen in real life. My friend David found it wayyyy off the trails in White River Provincial Park.
#vancouverisland #oldgrowth #gianttrees

Man standing next to very large Western Red Cedar.

To give a better idea of the scale of a giant #YellowBuckeye #Aesculus_flava this is a shorter specimen (134’ / 40.8 m) with a larger diameter (6’ / 1.83 m vs. 4.6’ / 1.4 m). Pretty unbelievable these #GiantTrees can occur in the Eastern US.

http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/gsmnp/smokies01/the_smokies01.htm