Friday Eco-fact: The World’s Tallest Flowering Plant
Australia is home to the world’s tallest flowering plant, which are the mountain ash trees found in Victoria and Tasmania. The mountain ash can grow over 110 meters tall and up to 34 meter in girth. Only giant Redwood trees in California are taller but they are not considered flowering plants since they are conifer trees. Redwood trees also grow much slower than a mountain ash. Redwoods reach their maximum height in 1,200 years while mountain ash can reach their maximum height in as little as 250 years.
Here are some pictures of these mountain ash trees near Heallsville, Victoria:
Here are some more mountain ash trees located outside Marysville, Victoria:
As you can see these trees are not overly thick but they grow to extremely tall heights, which is what makes them the world’s tallest flowering tree.
* All eco-fact information from here.