Record Breaking Tree

10. Noble Fir (Abies procera): 87.5 m (287.1 ft) Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington, United States
Stoutest trees
The girth of a tree is usually much easier to measure than the height, as it is a simple matter of stretching a tape round the trunk, and pulling it taut to find the circumference. Despite this, UK tree author Alan Mitchell made the following comment about measurements of yew trees: