Two animated brains move over a line maze. Two chomping halves of an animated pink brain join together. Text on banners over the brain reads, “Hungry Brain!”

[Upbeat music plays]

A narrator says, HUNGRY BRAIN!

Animated green beanstalks grow up into the sky.

[Beeping, upbeat music plays]

A second narrator says, TREES RISING
TO THE SKY LIKE IN
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
ARE THE STUFF OF FAIRY TALES,
RIGHT? MAYBE SO,

BUT SOME SPECIMENS
CAN REACH DIZZYING HEIGHTS.

The second narrator says, HERE'S
THE TOP ON BIG TREES.

White text reads, “Top on” and larger yellow text reads, “Big Trees.”

The second narrator says, WITH THEIR COOL
NAMES AND PRODIGIOUS SIZES,
THESE TREES COULD BE MEMBERS
OF A GROUP OF SUPERHEROES.

A curvy three with a number sign before it appears in an orange circle with brown dots in it. Yellow text beside the circle reads, “Doerner, the Fir Colossus!”

[Zapping, ding, upbeat music continues]

The second narrator says, NUMBER THREE:
DOERNER, THE FIR COLOSSUS!

The state of Oregon appears yellow on a map of the United States.

[Pop, upbeat music continues]

The second narrator says, OREGON, U.S.A. IS
HOME TO THIS DOUGLAS-FIR.

Orange text beside drawings of trees reads, “One hundred metres.”

[Slide whistle]

The second narrator says, IT'S ALMOST ONE
HUNDRED METRES HIGH.

A drawing of a tree falls.

[Creaking, thump, pattering footsteps]

The second narrator says, IF IT WERE LAID FLAT
ON THE GROUND, IT WOULD TAKE
THE BEST SPRINTER IN THE WORLD
ABOUT TEN SECONDS TO RUN
ITS FULL LENGTH.

IT'S TALLER THAN BIG BEN
IN ENGLAND.

A drawing of the Big Ben clock tower frowns.

[Ding]

The second narrator says, UNFORTUNATELY,
THE TOP FIFTEEN METRES ARE ALMOST
DEAD, BUT FOR WHAT IT LACKS
IN HEIGHT, IT MAKES UP FOR IN
INCREASING WIDTH.

I GUESS IT'S A BIT LIKE GETTING
BALD AND PUTTING ON WEIGHT.

A curvy two with a number sign before it appears in an orange circle with brown dots in it. Yellow text beside the circle reads, “Centurion, the Goliath Eucalyptus!”

[Ding, upbeat music continues]

The second narrator says, NUMBER TWO: CENTURION,
THE GOLIATH EUCALYPTUS.

THIS TREE IS AUSTRALIAN,
AND ALSO ABOUT ONE HUNDRED
METRES HIGH.

Orange text beside a drawing of trees reads, “One hundred metres.”

[Creaking, pop]

The second narrator says, THE EUCALYPTUS
TREE GROWS VERY FAST,
BUT DOESN'T LIVE VERY LONG
COMPARED TO OTHER LARGE TREES.

HOWEVER, NINETEENTH CENTURY
DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT LUMBERJACKS
USED TO CUT DOWN TREES A HUNDRED
AND THIRTY IN HEIGHT.

Two animated silhouettes chop down a large tree.

[Chopping, creaking, crashing]

The second narrator says, ITS SUPERPOWER?

IT PRODUCES FLOWERS!

THE EUCALYPTUS TREE IS
THE LARGEST FLOWERING PLANT.

IT MAY BE HUGE,
BUT IT'S BIG ON LOOKS, TOO.

A eucalyptus tree winks.

[Ting]

A curvy three with a number sign before it appears in an orange circle with brown dots in it. Yellow text beside the circle reads, “Hyperion, the Sequoia King!”

The second narrator says, NUMBER ONE:
HYPERION, THE SEQUOIA KING.

A drawing of a tree grows.

[Creaking, upbeat music continues]

The second narrator says, IT'S THE LARGEST
KNOWN LIVING TREE.

THE LEADER OF OUR TEAM
OF LEAFY SUPERHEROES.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN
METRES TALL!

White text over the brown bark of the tree drawing reads, “One hundred and fifteen metres.”

[Pop]

The second narrator says, IT WAS GIVEN THE
NAME HYPERION IN REFERENCE TO
THE TITAN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

An animated tree stomps its roots.

[Stomp]

On a map of the United States, the state of California appears in white.

[Upbeat music continues]

The second narrator continues,
IT COMES FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND SOME OF ITS SEQUOIA
NEIGHBOURS ARE ALREADY
MORE THAN NINETY METRES HIGH,
NEW RECRUITS READY TO
FILL ITS SHOES.

More drawings of trees appear.

[Popping]

The second narrator says, AND WITH NAMES
LIKE HELIOS AND ICARUS,
THE SEEM POISED TO JOIN
OUR SUPERHERO SQUAD.

A question mark appears.

[Zapping]

The second narrator says,
THEIR EXACT LOCATION IS KEPT
SECRET TO PROTECT THEM
FROM ACTS OF VANDALISM.

JUST LIKE SUPERHEROES,
THEIR REAL IDENTITIES
ARE A CLOSELY-GUARDED SECRET.

[Zapping]

[Upbeat music continues]

End Credits:
Narration: Iain O’Connor.

Trio Orange. Member of the Association Quebécoise de la Production Mediatique.

Logo: AQPM.