This site refers to the three types of Redwood by the names commonly used in the U.K: Giant Redwood / Giant Sequoia / Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Coast Redwood / Redwood Sequoia sempervirens Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Top Trunks On this page are table listings that, according to our measurements and opinion, are some of the Tallest, Broadest, Nicest and Most Unusual Giant Redwoods in the U.K. This page originated from an idea by Luke who found, photographed and measured most of the trees growing in Haslemere in Surrey that can be found on Redwood World. These charts are a light-hearted look at the "best" in categories, and in some respects the placings are based on a subjective opinion (no reasons given). In all cases they only include trees that we have actually seen and measured ourselves. So please, if you feel we have missed out one that you believe should be included then let us know - we will do our best to get to see it! Measuring Rules Just a quick mention about the rules we follow when measuring. The girth should be measured at 1.5m from the ground at the highest point around the tree, but there are sometimes difficulties in finding this level. There is generally a gradual slope of the ground up to the tree, and this is not really a problem, just treat the point at which it meets the tree as the zero point. The difficulty is that sometimes there is a very steep additional "shelf" of soil and composted material for the first six inches or more from the trunk, so one has to take a view on how much of this to include. And you thought the girth measurement was the easy bit! The measurement of a tree's height requires a good line of sight to the top of the tree, from a point away from the tree equal to its height. When the tree is crowded by others this can be difficult, if not impossible to obtain. Consequently not all trees that might have been eligible will be entered in this category. This is a shame, because it is likely that some of the tallest Redwoods may well be those that are racing to grow above their neigbouring trees. Other than by climbing these with a tape measure between the teeth, there seems no easy way of getting round this problem. Measurements are obtained on various dates so where there is a tie between sizes we will list the earliest date first. Tallest No. County Town Street Web Page Link Height Girth Measured Type 1 Hampshire New Forest Rhinefield Road Tall Trees Trail 51.5 8.84 01/04/2005 1 2 Hampshire New Forest Rhinefield Road Tall Trees Trail 47.5 7.62 01/04/2005 1 3 West Sussex Ardingly Selsfield Road Wakehurst Place 46.5 4.84 10/03/2006 1 4 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 44.1 7.74 13/09/2007 1 5 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 42.8 5.3 13/09/2007 1 6 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 41.8 6.2 13/09/2007 1 7 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 41.2 6.92 13/09/2007 1 8 Buckinghamshire Shalstone Main Street Shalstone Manor 41 5.23 04/04/2006 1 9 Oxfordshire Nuneham Courtney A4074 Harcourt Arboretum 40.5 5.95 16/07/2006 1 10 West Sussex Ardingly Selsfield Road Wakehurst Place 40.4 4.86 10/03/2005 2 Types: 1 = Sequoiadendron giganteum    2 = Sequoia sempervirens Broadest Trunk No. County Town Street Web Page Link Height Girth Measured Type 1 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 35.5 9.85 13/09/2007 1 2 Buckinghamshire Shalstone Main Street Shalstone Manor 38.6 9.1 04/04/2006 1 3 Hampshire New Forest Rhinefield Road Tall Trees Trail 51.5 8.84 01/04/2005 1 4 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 0 8.6 13/09/2007 1 5 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 33.45 8.44 13/09/2007 1 6 Essex Dedham Stratford Road Milsoms Hotel and Restaurant 26.1 8.31 01/06/2007 1 7 Surrey Haslemere Lion Lane Polecat Copse 0 8.2 22/09/2006 1 8 Sussex Haywards Heath Oathall Road Wellington House & Norton Lees 26.1 8.17 15/09/2007 1 9 West Sussex Copthorne West Park Road Effingham Park Hotel 32.65 7.8 14/09/2007 1 10 West Sussex Midhurst Cowdray Park Cowdray House 44.1 7.74 13/09/2007 1 Types: 1 = Sequoiadendron giganteum    2 = Sequoia sempervirens Nicest Maldon Cemetery Essex Colchester - Acland House Essex Potters bar - Oakmere & Parkfield Tree Trail Hertfordshire Framlingham - Saint Michael's Church Suffolk Loves Green - Fithlers Hall Essex Abingdon - Spring Court Oxfordshire Great Dunmow - Fire Station Essex Dedham - Milsoms Hotel & Restaurant Essex Sudbury - Girling Street Suffolk Most Unusual Shalstone - Shalstone Manor Buckinghamshire Cambridge University Botanical Gardens Cambridge Cambridge University Botanical Gardens Cambridge Wanstead Park Essex Audley End - Audley House Essex Great Baddow Essex Haslemere - Black Down Surrey Ardingly - Wakehurst Place Sussex Stanford-le-Hope - Boyce Road Essex