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Sadly all of the citation links are broken as of 9 December 2015. Somewildthingsgo (talk) 16:54, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Second-Tallest Tree?
editGreetings,
Someone on Wikipedia had stated that Centurion was the "second-tallest tree" in the world. It is not. In fact, the top 100+ tallest trees (340+ feet high) are all coast redwoods:
http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_dimensions.shtml
However, Centurion is still significant as the tallest currently standing tree in the Southern hemisphere.Ryoung122 02:00, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Dethroned as tallest angiosperm (flowering plant)?
editFor over a decade, Centurion was thought to be the world's tallest angiosperm (flowering plant). And it may have been at some time in the past as a break near the top shows that the tree was once significantly taller (perhaps 20+ higher). But at the moment, it appears to have been dethroned:
Note that, at 100.8 meters, Menara tree surpasses Centurion by just 2/10ths of the meter.
Also, Sabah is north of the equator so Centurion is still the tallest tree standing in the Southern Hemisphere.Ryoung122 02:04, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Fire Damage
editCenturion suffered fire damage in early 2019:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/tall-tree-centurion-survives-bushfire/10758538
While it survived initially it remains to be seen what the long-term consequences of this significant fire damage will be.Ryoung122 02:19, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Photo of the fire damage to the base, including the creation of a new hollow: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-26/centurion-damaged-by-fire-1/10850552Ryoung122 16:38, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
100+ meter remeasure in 2014
editHere's another source for the 100.5 meter height:
https://giant-trees.com/trees/how-tall-is-the-tallest-flowering-tree/