Tree & Plant Height Comparison
This tree and plant height comparison chart puts trees and plants side by side and against a person, drawn to scale — from a 3-metre sunflower to an 84-metre giant sequoia.
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Scroll sideways if figures run off the edge. The ruler fits the tallest figure.
How the comparison works
Each plant is drawn at the same pixels-per-metre scale, so the chart is a true side-by-side comparison. The ruler fits the tallest thing on it, so adding the giant sequoia rescales the smaller plants — and a person beside it becomes a tiny figure at the base.
Where the heights come from
Heights are typical mature figures: a garden sunflower around 3 m, a mature oak about 20 m, a coconut palm around 25 m, a Scots pine near 30 m, and a giant sequoia about 84 m (the General Sherman tree is 83.8 m). Individual specimens vary enormously with age and conditions.
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