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FILE IMAGE - Redwood National Park trees in Northern California. (Photo by: Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) After too many trampling visitors at the world’s tallest tree in California, National Park Service officials have made it off-limits and posed the question: "Will you be part of the park’s preservation?

Or part of the problem?"Hyperion, a coast redwood in Northern California, was dubbed the world’s tallest living tree by Guinness World Records.

It measured 379 feet, 1.2 inches in 2006 when it was first discovered, and by 2019, the height had grown to 380 feet, 9.7 inches.

The massive tree is estimated to be between 600 and 800 years old.But since Hyperion became more known, it’s landed on the bucket lists of many tree enthusiasts, according to the National Park Service. "Defacing any part of the national park or other public land you visit hurts, and it degrades the experience of other visitors," park officials said in a statement.It’s located deep within Redwood National Park and has no trails leading to it.

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