How Tall Is Wollemi pine? 40 m (131 ft) to Scale

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Wollemi pine (40 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Wollemi pine (40 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

About 43% of the height of the Statue of Liberty
About 80% of the length of an Olympic swimming pool
About 1.7× the length of a tennis court
About 12% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
About 38% of the length of a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Wollemi pine

The Wollemi pine was known only from fossils until a living grove was discovered in an Australian canyon in 1994.

Source: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Wollemia nobilis

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Wollemi pine
Jōmon Sugi	25.3 m (83 ft)	0.63×
Giant bamboo	30 m (98 ft)	0.75×
Gullfoss	32 m (105 ft)	0.8×
Árbol del Tule	35 m (115 ft)	0.88×
Tower Fall	40 m (131 ft)	same size
Wollemi pine	40 m (131 ft)	this page
Old Faithful	56 m (184 ft)	1.4×
Skógafoss	60 m (197 ft)	1.5×
Rainbow eucalyptus	60 m (197 ft)	1.5×
Coast redwood tree	70 m (230 ft)	1.8×

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