The Queens Giant (also known as the Alley Pond Giant or Alley Pond Park Giant) is an old Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) located in Alley Pond Park in the borough of Queens, New York City. It is the tallest carefully measured tree in New York City. It is also probably the oldest living thing in the New York metropolitan area. As of 2005, the tree measures 133.8 feet (40.8 m) tall and is probably 350-400 (and possibly as many as 450) years old.
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