It’s not Hyperion, the biggest redwood tree and the tallest living tree in the world at 380.8 feet, but there is a tree on the Pinelands Regional School District campus that is now in the record books.
The tree was just certified as the largest pitch pine (Pinus rigida) ever recorded in Garden State history. It has a circumference of 8 feet, 3 inches and a height of 62 feet.
“This tree has enough size and aesthetics to be included in the official New Jersey Big and Heritage Tree Registry,” read a letter from the state Department of Environmental Protection written by Joseph C.
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