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Key takeaways
- It took over a decade to find the tallest tree in Taiwan.
- Measured at a whopping 84.1 metres tall, the 1000-year-old tree is five times the height of Queensland's Big Pineapple, and belongs to an ancient cypress species.
- Despite its seemingly unmissable height, it was only found a few years ago through a decade-long project to map Taiwan's tallest trees.
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It took over a decade to find the tallest tree in Taiwan. (Credit: Stephen Pearce)
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Measured at a whopping 84.1 metres tall, the 1000-year-old tree is five times the height of Queensland's Big Pineapple, and belongs to an ancient cypress species.
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