General Sherman (tree)
Giant sequoia in Giant Forest, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree located at an elevation of 2,109 m (6,919 ft) above sea level in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.[1]
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Species | Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) |
Coordinates | 36°34′54″N 118°45′05.5″W |
Height | 83.8 m (275 ft) |
Diameter | 11 m (36 ft) |
Volume of trunk | 1,487 m3 (52,500 cu ft) |
Date seeded | 700 - 300 BC |
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