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How tall is a dragon blood tree?

A mature dragon blood tree is about 10 m (33 ft) tall.

What is measured: Mature tree height

Dragon blood tree (10 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Dragon blood tree (10 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 83% of the length of a city bus
  • About 5× as tall as a doorway
  • About 1.7× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 5.9× as tall as an adult person
  • About 42% of the length of a tennis court

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Facts about Dragon blood tree

The dragon blood tree has an umbrella-shaped crown and produces a dark red resin traditionally called dragon's blood.

Source: Kew Science — Dracaena cinnabari; Encyclopaedia Britannica — dragon tree

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NameSizeCompared with Dragon blood tree
Balancing Rock9 m (30 ft)0.9×
Durdle Door10 m (33 ft)same size
Dragon blood tree10 m (33 ft)this page
Huka Falls11 m (36 ft)1.1×
Giant’s Causeway basalt column12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Naica giant crystal12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Saguaro cactus12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Joshua tree12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Delicate Arch14 m (46 ft)1.4×
Wave Rock15 m (49 ft)1.5×

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Which is bigger: Dragon blood tree or Giant’s Causeway basalt column?

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