Chinese scientists have discovered an 83.2-meter tree in Zayu county of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the tallest tree in the nation, according to the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The tree is called Abies ernestii var. salouenensis, a type of evergreen fir.
Within one kilometer around the tallest tree in China, there are still one 78-meter Abies ernestii var. salouenensis, two 77-meter Abies ernestii var. salouenensis, and several trees over 70 meters tall, which reflect the originality and uniqueness of the forest ecosystem in southeastern Tibet. (ECNS)
China's tallest tree, scientifically named Abies ernestii var. salouenensis, in Tibet Autonomous Region's Zayu County, southwest China, is 83.4 meters tall according to a Chinese scientific expedition team. The tree was found in a virgin forest in Zayu, and is estimated t...
A Chinese scientific investigation team on Sunday released the updated height of China's tallest tree as 83.4 meters, according to the Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden.
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