The exact location of this enormous tree is not disclosed but it is known that the tree is located in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. This park was established in the 1920s in order to protect redwood forest with extremely tall and large trees whose growth has been facilitated by the very frequent fogs.
Raven’s Tower was discovered and measured by Ron Hildebrandt and Michael Taylor in 2001, measured also by Steve Sillett in 2007.
Tree has a lively top, seems to be growing and by now might be taller.
Bark of Sitka spruce is friendly to epiphytes and in the moist, foggy climate the trees get covered with diverse moss, lichens, and ferns. Branches of trees get thick cover and even soil developing on them – and as a result high above the ground, at the height of 50 m spruce develops a new network of roots on its own branches! This should be of great assistance to achieve a greater height of the tree because exactly the extreme lift of nutrients from the roots is limiting the height of the trees.
Raven’s Tower is included in the following list:
10 tallest trees in the world

References
- Landmarktrees, Tallest Sitka Spruce, accessed on December 24, 2010. Now website is not online anymore
- Humboldt State University, Institute for Redwood Ecology, Photo Tour: Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis, accessed on December 24, 2010. Images!
- M. W.Taylor, New 370′ class redwood to report, CA eNTS: The Magazine of the Native Tree Society – Volume 1, Number 7, July 2011, page 87. Accessed on 26 December 2016.
Raven’s Tower on the map
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Location, GPS coordinates: | 41.3805 N 124.0140 W (possible mistake by 3 km) |
Categories: | Trees |
Values: | Biology |
Rating: | ![]() |
Where is located? | North America, United States, California, Tulare County, Redwood Mountain Grove. Exact location not given. |
Species: | Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchh. |
Height: | 94.9 m |
Diameter: | 4.87 m |
Landmarks of California

Trees

Recommended books
Shades of Green: An Environmental and Cultural History of Sitka Spruce
This book takes a fresh look at the most disliked tree in Britain and Ireland, explaining the reasons it was introduced and why it became ubiquitous in the archipelagos of northwest Europe.
Experience the California Coast
The shoreline between California’s Golden Gate and the Oregon border offers an endless variety of coastal attractions: soft white sand and coarse pebble beaches, forest of Sitka spruce and fields of California poppies, redwood glades and crashing surf, lighthouses and whales.