Centurion, Eucalypt tree in Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
Centurion is a eucalypt tree in Huon Valley, Tasmania, and reaches a height of 100.5 meters (330 feet), making it the tallest flowering tree in the world. The trunk stands in a small area of old-growth forest surrounded by younger regrowth and rises well above the surrounding canopy.
Employees of the Tasmanian forestry authority discovered this specimen in August 2008 during a LiDAR survey to map tall trees in state forest. The 2019 fires heavily damaged the surrounding area, but the tree itself survived the blaze.
This specimen received its name because it was registered as the hundredth tall tree documented in Tasmania. The designation also plays on its then-measured height approaching the hundred-meter mark.
Access requires a permit and a guided walk through remote terrain. The exact location is not publicly disclosed to protect the tree and surrounding vegetation.
After the 2019 fires, a new hollow formed at the base while the overall height remained intact. The tree was already several centuries old at the time of discovery and continues to grow, though its growth has now slowed.
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