Giant Trees

Welcome to this website which celebrates Tasmania's Giant Trees, the world's biggest hardwoods, and tallest flowering plants.


On the Giant Trees website you can:

What you can find

This site provides information about the tallest and most massive trees in Tasmania. It is managed by Forestry Tasmania and the Giant Trees Consultative Committee, a body established by Forestry Tasmania to provide independent advice on the protection, management and promotion of Giant Trees. The criteria for Giant Trees are: at least 85 metres tall or 280 cubic metres in volume.

Giant trees are recognised world wide for their cultural significance and their ability to inspire awe and wonder.

Tasmania has the right combination of environmental factors - climate, soils and fire regime - to foster the growth of trees to massive height and girth. Around the globe, all of the areas which produce big trees have similar climates.

Tasmania's giant trees are the tallest hardwoods in the world!