Tallest Hardwood Trees

Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family dipterocarpaceae the genus is named after sir john shore the governor general of the british east india company 1793 1798 the timber of trees of the genus is sold under the common names lauan luan lawaan meranti seraya balau bangkirai and philippine mahogany.

Tallest hardwood trees.

The tape drop of the great tuliptree was 191 9 feet. With white dense wood the white ash is the most common daily wood of the hardwood trees. Common north american hardwood list. Cottonwood genus populus.

The tree is a swamp gum eucalyptus regnans and was discovered by tasmanian forestry staff using an airbord lidar laser scanner. White ash though similar in appearance to the green ash this tree s leaves are noticeably lighter on the underside. Hickory genus carya. Birch genus betula.

Elm genus ulmus. Standing at 101 meters tall the newly found giant has been named centurion. Ash genus fraxinus. Beech genus fagus.

And the tuliptree is still beloved for its beauty today serving as the state tree of kentucky indiana and tennessee. Tallest hardwood tree in the world. It is a soft hardwood tree meaning its wood is less dense than others on this list and is often used in construction frames. Well the boogerman has been surpassed.

Basswood genus tilia. A new champion hardwood tree has recently been discovered in tasmania australia. Black walnut butternut genus juglans. This eucalypt tree was only discovered in october 2008 by using a laser mounted on a plane that was measuring the terrain height forest height and forest biomass 5.

Hackberry genus celtis. The yellow poplar tree has very unique leaves with four lobes separated by rounded notches. Black cherry genus prunus. If you re looking for a stunning tree that grows quickly and doesn t suffer from many pest problems your search is over.

It is the tallest of the eastern hardwoods and a rapid grower when conditions are right. The tallest one named centurion is now around 100 m 328 ft tall and is the tallest living hardwood tree on earth.