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How tall is a Joshua tree?

A mature Joshua tree is about 12 m (39 ft) tall.

What is measured: typical maximum height

Joshua tree (12 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Joshua tree (12 m), City bus (12 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the length of a city bus
  • About 6× as tall as a doorway
  • About 50% of the length of a tennis court
  • About 2× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 7.1× as tall as an adult person

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Facts about Joshua tree

Joshua trees are yuccas, not trees in the usual sense, and their branches usually end in clusters of stiff, spiky leaves.

Source: National Park Service — Joshua Tree; USDA Plants Database — Yucca brevifolia

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Joshua tree
Durdle Door10 m (33 ft)0.83×
Dragon blood tree10 m (33 ft)0.83×
Huka Falls11 m (36 ft)0.92×
Giant’s Causeway basalt column12 m (39 ft)same size
Naica giant crystal12 m (39 ft)same size
Saguaro cactus12 m (39 ft)same size
Joshua tree12 m (39 ft)this page
Delicate Arch14 m (46 ft)1.2×
Wave Rock15 m (49 ft)1.3×
Fingal’s Cave16 m (52 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Joshua tree or Durdle Door?

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