Asia’s tallest giant cypress tree, found in the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Nature Reserve in China.
Yarlung Zangbo Canyon is said to be the deepest in the world at over 6,000m
The tree is 102.3m tall, the tallest in Asia, second only to the redwood tree in California, USA.
The tree was discovered in 2023 by a team of experts using a drone while measuring
In addition to the cypress tree that is over 102.3m tall, experts also found a large number of giant trees that are over 85m tall, and 25 of them reached a height of over 90m.
The Tibet Autonomous Region is said to possess a unique ecosystem affected by global development and climate change.
Currently, the world’s tallest tree is confirmed to be a coastal redwood located in the Redwood National Park in California, USA, with a height of 116m, dating from 600 to 800 years old.