The trees in question are mountain ash, the tallest flowering trees in the world. They are not quite the tallest trees of any kind: that record belongs to the coast redwoods of the western US. But that might be because things have been skewed against the mountain ash. Humans have been cutting them down in their prime.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/tasmanias-giant-ash-trees-may-be-worlds-tallest
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