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World's largest trees are 'thriving in UK' - BBC News
A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.
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Giant redwoods - the world's largest trees - are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California.
The giants were first brought to the UK about 160 years ago, and a new study suggests they are growing at a similar rate to their US counterparts.
An estimated 500,000 trees are in the UK compared to 80,000 in California.
However they aren't yet as tall. In California they can reach 90m-high, but in the UK the tallest is 54.87m.
But that's because the introduced trees are still very young. Giant redwoods can live for more than 2,000 years, so there's still plenty of time for the UK's trees to catch up.
'Wood' you believe it. I didn't think we had one Redwood. You live and learn.