Tallest Western Hemlcok

Height measurements verified by Steve Sillett, Robert Van Pelt, Chris Atkins & Michael Taylor

	
Rank	  Height		  Dbh				Species, Name, Location, Notes--			 
	(m)  (feet)		(m)  (feet)		
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1	82.9 272.0		1.82 6.0			Northern Coastal California. Discovered by Mario Vaden on 3/11/2011.			
2	82.4 270.5		1.06 3.5			Prairie Creek. Discovered by Chris Atkins in Septemeber 2011. 
2	78.9 259.0*		n/a n/a				Old Godwood Creek Trail (now abandoned), Prairie Creek. Bole Snapped in 1998.
3	76.0 249.0		1.52 5.0			Between Gemini and Big Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. 			
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