There’s an estimated 60 thousand different species of tree on our planet… which have evolved to cover a wide range of shapes and sizes.

They’re crucial to maintaining the earth as somewhere that can support life… whether it be because of the way they produce oxygen, or create environments that become home to countless animals… and some individual specimens have been found to be the oldest living things of all.

The ones that stand out the most, though, are those that reach the greatest heights… so, from those that tower over tropical rainforests, to ones that create huge canopies in temperate climates, let’s take a look at the 15 tallest trees and plants.