It's somewhere in California, but no one will say where
(NEWSER) - Nine years ago, the world’s tallest known tree was 369 feet high—roughly twice the size of the Statue of Liberty. But after holding that title for four years, a 379-foot tree was discovered in California’s Redwood National Park. That tree, nicknamed “Hyperion,” and the old title-holder, “Stratosphere Giant,” are both somewhere in California—but the people who discovered them won’t say where, exactly. Why? Because trees, unlike people, “cannot run away from paparazzi,” an ecologist tells NPR . More»
