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How tall can Australian mountain ash trees grow?

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common myrtle — Myrtales Common myrtle (*Myrtus communis*).

The Australian mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans), a member of the order Myrtales, is the tallest angiosperm (flowering plant) species in the world.1

While some sources note that these trees commonly attain heights of about 90 meters (300 feet), individual specimens have been recorded reaching heights exceeding 114 meters (375 feet).2341