Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) A Taiwania tree near the upper course of the Da'an River in north-central Taiwan has been found to be 84.1 meters high, making it the tallest known tree not only in Taiwan but in all of East Asia, according to the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI).
CHAMPION TREES: The team used light detection and ranging imaging to locate the tree, and found that it measured a height of 84.1m and had a girth of 8.5mBy Yang Yuan-ting / Staff reporter
/ CNA, with staff writer, TaipeiA team of researchers yesterday unveiled a map of Taiwanese “superlative trees,” with their project showing that the nation has among the highest density of trees taller than 65m in the world.