mother nature has gone berserk these are the top five the biggest trees on earth number five the Quinault Lake red cedar in the state of Washington is the largest known red cedar tree in the world it is around 20 feet in diameter and stands a hundred and seventy five feet tall but unfortunately this tree has reached the end of its life after having lived over a thousand years the colossal giant is starting to collapse and decay in 2016 a large section completely broke away when its breakdown is complete the stump the serve as a reminder
of how large this tree used to be [Music] at number four we have the team man who totry in white blue forest New Zealand tan Mahuta is a giant kawari tree and is around 1700 years old in 2013 that drought hit the region and the tree almost died but people diverted 10,000 litres of water from a nearby stream to save its life it is now back to good health [Music] [Music] [Music] the arbol del tule tree in a walk suka Mexico is the third largest in the world the tree is not as tall as the
others on this list but it is significantly wider and has a diameter of 46 feet the tree rests in the middle of the town of Santa Maria when the town was founded they actually built around the tree to preserve it it is now the most well-known landmark in the region [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] lost monarch is the second biggest tree in the world what a great name it is located in the jet Smith redwood Park California the tree was only quite recently discovered in 1998 and is hidden in a dense forest of
other redwood trees the location of the tree is not known to the public so as to protect its ecosystem from human trafficked [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] and finally number one [Music] the biggest tree on earth is the General Sherman tree insecure National Park California [Music] it is 25 feet wide at its base and 274 feet tall but perhaps even more unbelievable is the trees age it sprouted at around the same time as the ancient Roman civilization started two thousand seven hundred years ago it is now a popular tourist destination in the state of California [Music]
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