The tallest tree ever recorded
What determines if a Eucalypt grows to a massive size? Three factors: the genetic makeup, the site, and disturbance history.
An article written in 1911, notes that Australia's Eucalypts, at the time, were the tallest trees in the world. One fallen Eucalyptus regnans was measured at 480 feet or 146.3m tall
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/271327377
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