Three Tallest Trees on Earth Discovered

HUMBOLDT REDWOODS STATE PARK, CA - Michael Taylor and Chris Atkins discovered what are believed to be the world's three tallest trees in a creek bed. All of them are taller than 370 feet and as much as 2,200 years old. They have been christened Helios, after the Greek God of the Sun; Hyperion, his father; and Icarus, the mythological youth whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun.

Coast Redwoods grow in a 470 mile area from the Oregon-California border to Big Sur, and commonly top 300 feet - the height of a 30 story building. Only 36 Coast Redwoods taller then 360 feet have been recorded. Mr Taylor or Atkins had a hand in locating 28 of them. In the 370 foot plus category, there are only four - all found by Taylor and Atkins.