New discovery of the tallest trees in the world

Equipped with a laser locator, Michael Taylor - an enthusiastic explorer led the journey to find and draw conclusions about the planet's tallest tree in ancient pine woods along the Cali coast. in Humboldt National Park - California.

Taylor, 40, greeted each tree as old friends as she searched in the dense valley area where he also discovered a record of a record. He said: "They are so beautiful as they have never been discovered."

During the past eight weeks, he and a colleague of the amateur nature Chris Atkins discovered three trees they believed to be the highest in the world, all of them taller than 370 feet ( equivalent to 112.77 m) and is about 2,200 years old. The explorers named them Helios according to the Greek mythological sun god; Hypersion - Helios mother plant; and Icarus - the name of a young god whose wings melt when flying too close to the sun.

(Photo: carto.net) Atkins and Taylor are in the same group and work independently, they have named these oversized trees in the list of tallest trees with a height of over 350 feet (equivalent to 106.68 m). , more than any tree.

However, their achievements have not yet been assessed except for their peers until they can locate them in the national park at a range of 90 miles to the north.

Now, after years of tracking these trees because of their hobbies and expenses, the expedition team spent months to measure the most towering pine forests. They also know where is the last undiscovered location and hope that all summer will be discovered. They said 'hope to find plants higher than Hypersion is less than 1%'.

The pine forest grows a 470-mile-long range from Southern Oregon to Big Sur and the majority is over 300 feet, which is equivalent to the height of the 30-storey building, which is a giant pinnacle that is considered one of the big trees. most in the world in size.

About 36 trees along the coast have been recorded over 360 feet high. Atkins and Taylor identified 28 of them. As for the highs above 370 feet, there are only 4 trees and all of them have been found.

A tree without a sharp stab, the ground, near water, a sunbeam that could touch the canopy of the canopy is a sign to detect a taller tree than the trees that are close by.

One afternoon, Taylor had determined his target and moved to a better perspective, watching the detection system closely. However, to be able to detect them between an ancient forest is extremely difficult. Taylor lowered her vision and tried to go up the slope again.

He frowned and crushed the ferns and kicked the fallen branches and shouted 'I can see the tree, but I can't aim it'.

More than 30 years after finding the tallest pine tree 367.8 feet discovered by the National Geographic Society and scientist Paul Zahn in 1963. Zahl also wrote about his discovery entitled " The Everest Peak of Creatures ' and his work is a leverage for the only surviving ancient conifer conservation effort. That area became a national park in 1968. However, that work will not be carried out. without Taylor, a relative Ron Hildebrant, and botanist Steve Sillett began compiling a list of tall plants in 1980 and this was also the motivation for Zahl's discovery. The discovery by Zahl also showed that this ' Tall Tree ' has lost more than 9 feet due to the weather, pests, and photos. The effect of porous soil is due to so many visitors, Sillet also measured it by climbing to the top and dropping a tape to the ground.

For the members of the ' High Tree ' club founded by Taylor and Sillett, the methodical discovery of these forests seemed to benefit some companies in 1995 when a system was discovered. Seek laser wristwatches derived from military exploited and popular in the public.

With just a few clicks, the device can calculate the height of an object based on its distance and angle parameters. The result will be available in seconds while it used to take many days with rudimentary surveying tools and the need for trigonometric skills.

And will the title of the highest tree be changed with a new discovery?

On an August morning, when Atkins and Taylor are still struggling with the early summer discovery of Helios-high 375.3 feet and Icarus -371.2 feet, they discovered Hypersion along with a Redwood Valley tributary at the place they were looking for.

Atkins spoke loudly at his portable phone after seeing the first laser parameter 'We have a champion candidate'.

At this time, they are also having difficulty with friends and family about their interests. Taylor had to trade more silver on eBay, but he still said he wanted to locate only pine trees instead of making money. And until the discovery of Helios and Hypersion was noticed by the media, his parents were surprised.

He said, "I don't know why I am always fascinated by such extreme things as the biggest elephants or the longest anaconda snakes?"

Meanwhile Atkins, a liquor seller and the father of a child, said his wife said she would be happy to travel with him through the dewy forests only unless he gave up the home detector. .

Anh Phuong