"Franklin (tree) Franklin is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives - the General Sherman. The Franklin tree is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after Benjamin Franklin. Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger. Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. The forest, at over in elevation, is located in the western"
"Sequoiadendron giganteum Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, Wellingtonia or simply Big Treea nickname used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus ""Sequoiadendron"", and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with ""Sequoia sempervirens"" (coast redwood) and ""Metasequoia glyptostroboides"" (dawn redwood). Giant sequoia specimens are the most massive trees on Earth. The common use of the name ""sequoia"" generally refers to ""Sequoiadendron giganteum"", which occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra"
"top ten largest giant sequoias sorted by volume of their trunks are: Sequoiadendron giganteum Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, Wellingtonia or simply Big Treea nickname used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus ""Sequoiadendron"", and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with ""Sequoia sempervirens"" (coast redwood) and ""Metasequoia glyptostroboides"" (dawn redwood). Giant sequoia specimens are the most massive trees on Earth. The common use of the name ""sequoia"" generally refers to ""Sequoiadendron giganteum"", which"
"Stratosphere Giant The Stratosphere Giant was once considered the tallest tree in the world. It was discovered in July 2000 in Humboldt Redwoods State Park by Chris Atkins, measuring 112.34 meters (368.6 ft) tall. The tree has continued to grow and measured 113.11 m (371.1 ft) in 2010. It is a specimen of the species ""Sequoia sempervirens"", the Coast Redwood. It is surrounded by a large number of trees of almost equal size. To avoid damage by tourism, the tree's exact location was not disclosed to the public. On August 25, 2006, a redwood named Hyperion in the Redwood National"
"1880. Redwood Mountain Grove is the largest grove of Giant sequoias in the world, and is the location of the tallest one of the species on earth at (unnamed). Hart (tree) The Hart tree is a named Giant sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum"") tree within the Redwood Mountain Grove, in the Sierra Nevada and Fresno County, California. The Redwood Mountain Grove is protected within Kings Canyon National Park and the Giant Sequoia National Monument. It was once claimed to be the fourth largest Giant sequoia in the world, but is now considered the 24th largest. Its has a volume of around ."
"Hyperion (tree) Hyperion is the name of a coast redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens"") in California that was measured at , which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree. Hyperion was discovered August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor. The tree was verified as standing tall by Stephen Sillett. The tree was found in a remote area of Redwood National and State Parks purchased in 1978. It is estimated to contain of wood. The Park also houses the second tallest tree ""Helios"", and the third tallest ""Icarus"". Sillett estimates Hyperion to be 600 years old while others"
"21st largest giant sequoia. Roosevelt (tree) The Roosevelt tree is the largest giant sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum"") in Redwood Mountain Grove, which is itself the largest grove of giant sequoias on Earth, which are endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Forest, at . The tallest giant sequoia on earth () is also located in this grove, along with the Hart tree which is just smaller than the Roosevelt tree. The Hart tree is tall, with a volume of . The Roosevelt tree, however, has a volume of around ."
"sempervirens), currently the world's tallest tree, is no less than 115.72 m (379.7 feet) tall. Lindsey Creek tree The Lindsey Creek French Tree is the largest single-stem organism (tree) thus far known to have existed historically. It was a coast redwood (also known as California redwood), a member of the species ""Sequoia sempervirens"". It grew in Fieldbrook, California, along the Lindsey Creek, which feeds into the Mad River. When it was uprooted and felled by a storm in 1905, its mass was at least 3,630 short tons, 3.3 million kilograms, or 7.26 million pounds; and its trunk volume was at"
"Adam (tree) The Adam Tree is the 20th largest giant sequoia in the world. It is located in Mountain Home Grove, a sequoia grove in Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Sierra Nevada of California. The Adam tree was named around 1884 by Jesse Hoskins, who was also responsible for the room cut out of the Hercules tree, which is also in the Mountain Home Grove. Wendell Flint and Mike Law measured the Adam tree in 1978 and calculated a volume of , with a girth of . It was considered the largest tree in the grove until 1985, when"
"Lindsey Creek tree The Lindsey Creek French Tree is the largest single-stem organism (tree) thus far known to have existed historically. It was a coast redwood (also known as California redwood), a member of the species ""Sequoia sempervirens"". It grew in Fieldbrook, California, along the Lindsey Creek, which feeds into the Mad River. When it was uprooted and felled by a storm in 1905, its mass was at least 3,630 short tons, 3.3 million kilograms, or 7.26 million pounds; and its trunk volume was at least 2,550 cubic meters (90,000 cubic feet). In terms of volume, this would make it"
"Roosevelt (tree) The Roosevelt tree is the largest giant sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum"") in Redwood Mountain Grove, which is itself the largest grove of giant sequoias on Earth, which are endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Forest, at . The tallest giant sequoia on earth () is also located in this grove, along with the Hart tree which is just smaller than the Roosevelt tree. The Hart tree is tall, with a volume of . The Roosevelt tree, however, has a volume of around . The tree is the"
"the areas burned. They highlighted the effects fires have on the many trees, other natural life, and wilderness of the Redwood Mountain Grove and its surroundings. Some of the significant trees found in the grove include: Redwood Mountain Grove Redwood Mountain Grove is the largest grove of giant sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum"") trees on earth. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park and Giant Sequoia National Monument on the western slope of California's Sierra Nevada. The grove contains the world's tallest giant sequoia (). The Hart Tree and Roosevelt Tree grow in the grove and are two of the 25"
"Hart (tree) The Hart tree is a named Giant sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum"") tree within the Redwood Mountain Grove, in the Sierra Nevada and Fresno County, California. The Redwood Mountain Grove is protected within Kings Canyon National Park and the Giant Sequoia National Monument. It was once claimed to be the fourth largest Giant sequoia in the world, but is now considered the 24th largest. Its has a volume of around . The nearby Roosevelt tree is the largest tree in the grove, with a volume of over . The tree was named for Michael Hart, who discovered it sometime around"
"General Grant (tree) The General Grant tree is the largest giant sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum"") in the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park in California and the second largest tree in the world. The tree was named in 1867 after Ulysses S. Grant, Union Army general and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it the ""Nation's Christmas Tree"" on April 28, 1926. Due in large part to its huge base, the General Grant tree was thought to be the largest tree in the world prior to 1931, when the first precise measurements"
"It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Trees over are common, and many are over . The current tallest tree is the Hyperion tree, measuring . The tree was discovered in Redwood National Park during the summer of 2006 by Chris Atkins and Mchael Taylor, and is thought to be the world's tallest living organism. The previous record holder was the Stratosphere Giant in Humboldt Redwoods State Park at (as measured in 2004). Until it fell in March 1991, the ""Dyerville Giant"" was the record holder. It, too, stood in Humboldt Redwoods State Park and was"
"report it to be roughly 700–800 years old. The exact location of Hyperion is kept in secret to prevent visitors and protect the tree from damage. Researchers stated that woodpecker damage at the top may have prevented the tree from growing taller. In February 2012, Hyperion was featured in the BBC Radio 4 documentary ""James and the Giant Redwoods"" by James Aldred. Hyperion (tree) Hyperion is the name of a coast redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens"") in California that was measured at , which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree. Hyperion was discovered August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris"
"as Puliyidaivalaiyamman, the Tamil deity of the tamarind tree, or Kadambariyamman, associated with the kadamba tree were seen as manifestations of a goddess who offers her blessings by giving fruits in abundance. Trees have a theoretical maximum height of , but the tallest known specimen on earth is believed to be a coast redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens"") at Redwood National Park, California. It has been named Hyperion and is tall. In 2006, it was reported to be tall. The tallest known broad-leaved tree is a mountain ash (""Eucalyptus regnans"") growing in Tasmania with a height of . The largest tree by"
"thickest, largest, and oldest living trees are all conifers. The tallest is a Coast Redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens""), with a height of 115.55 meters (although one Victorian mountain ash, ""Eucalyptus regnans"", allegedly grew to a height of 140 meters, although the exact dimensions were not confirmed). The thickest, or tree with the greatest trunk diameter, is a Montezuma Cypress (""Taxodium mucronatum""), 11.42 meters in diameter. The largest tree by three-dimensional volume is a Giant Sequoia (""Sequoiadendron giganteum""), with a volume 1486.9 cubic meters. The smallest is the pygmy pine (""Lepidothamnus laxifolius"") of New Zealand, which is seldom taller than 30 cm"
"include giant redcedar, Pacific redcedar, shinglewood, British Columbia cedar, canoe cedar, and red cedar. ""Arborvitae"" comes from the Latin for ""tree of life""; coincidentally, Native Americans of the West coast also address the species as ""long life maker"". One endonymous name for the tree is the Halkomelem word , from the roots , meaning ""scratch"" or ""line"", and , ""bark""; the former root may be in reference to both the lined or ""folded/braided"" appearance of the bark and the tree's ubiquity in carving and other forms of woodwork. The largest living specimen is the Cheewhat Giant, in Pacific Rim National"
"in addition to the species and location information, is wood volume. A general outline of tree measurements is provided in the article Tree Measurement with more detailed instructions in taking these basic measurements is provided in ""The Tree Measuring Guidelines of the Eastern Native Tree Society"" by Will Blozan. The tallest tree in the world is a coast redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens"") growing in Northern California that has been named Hyperion. In September 2012, it was measured at tall. There are 7 other coastal redwoods known to be over in height, and 222 specimens over . There are only five species"
"Park was discovered by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor, and is considered the tallest tree (and living thing), measuring 115.55 m (379.1 ft). This has been confirmed using a tape measurement. Two other trees in this forest were found to be taller than Stratosphere Giant as well. Stratosphere Giant The Stratosphere Giant was once considered the tallest tree in the world. It was discovered in July 2000 in Humboldt Redwoods State Park by Chris Atkins, measuring 112.34 meters (368.6 ft) tall. The tree has continued to grow and measured 113.11 m (371.1 ft) in 2010. It is a specimen of"
"Redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens""), the world's tallest tree. In the other ecoregions, Coast Douglas-fir (""Pseudotsuga menziesii"" var. ""menziesii""), Sitka Spruce (""Picea sitchensis""), Western Hemlock (""Tsuga heterophylla"") and Western redcedar (""Thuja plicata"") are the most important tree species. A common feature of Pacific temperate rain forests of North America is the Nurse log, a fallen tree which as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings. Trees such as the Coast Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Pacific Yew, and Vine Maple are more closely related to coniferous and deciduous trees in the temperate forests of East Asia. Some of the largest expanses"
"Red Chief tree near Table Mountain, which is the 41st largest giant sequoia with a volume of . Long Meadow Grove Long Meadow Grove, also known by some as Redwood Meadow Grove, is a giant sequoia grove in California which offers a half mile interpretive trail, Trail of 100 Giants, through majestic mature sequoias. The grove is part of the southern section of Giant Sequoia National Monument and is administered by the U.S. Forest Service. It is fairly easy to get to by car on Western Divide Highway (County Route SM107). It is best to visit in the summer when"
"Sequoia sempervirens Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus ""Sequoia"" in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood. It is an evergreen, long-lived, monoecious tree living 1,200–1,800 years or more. This species includes the tallest living trees on Earth, reaching up to in height (without the roots) and up to in diameter at breast height (dbh). These trees are also among the oldest living things on Earth. Before commercial logging and clearing began by the 1850s, this massive tree occurred naturally in an estimated along much"
"Methuselah (sequoia tree) The Methuselah Tree is a giant sequoia that is the 27th largest tree in the world. It is located in Mountain Home State Forest, a sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. Jesse Hoskins, who about 1884 named many of the other trees in the Mountain Home Grove, also named the Methuselah tree, imagining that moss streamers hanging down from its bark were reminiscent of the beard of the biblical character Methusaleh, the oldest man in the world. The Methuselah Tree has a broken top and an unusually large diameter"
"the tallest known living redwood until the discovery of three taller trees in Redwood National Park; the tallest, Hyperion, measuring in September 2006. Before the discovery of Hyperion, the tallest redwood ever measured was the Dyerville Giant, also in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It was high when it fell in March 1991. It was estimated to be 1,600 years old. The Dyerville Giant can be seen on Founders Grove Nature Trail, which honors the creators of Save the Redwoods League. Also in this grove is Founders Tree, which is tall with circumference of . The Avenue of the Giants offers"
"was the world's tallest known tree. It was displaced by the discovery of a number of taller trees in Humboldt Redwoods State Park and later Redwood National Park in Humboldt County. The tree is one of dozens of similar height in the grove, and was never specifically marked in order to protect the tree. Earlier well-publicized candidates for the world's tallest tree suffered damage from stresses resulting from crowds of tourists. Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve is a 1,323-acre (535 ha) state-owned park located in the Coastal Range in Mendocino County, California, United States. The"
"Genesis (tree) The Genesis Tree is a giant sequoia that is the seventh largest tree in the world. It is located in Mountain Home State Forest, a sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. The tree was named and discovered by Wendell Flint and Mike Law in 1985 while searching for ""big trees"" in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. They measured a massive, previously undocumented, tree that they observed in the Mountain Home giant sequoia grove, and determined that it is slightly smaller than the Boole tree in the Converse Basin grove"
"Michael Taylor (forester) Michael W. Taylor (born 25 April 1966, in Los Angeles) is a leading discoverer of champion and tallest trees - most notably coast redwoods. In 2006, Taylor co-discovered the tallest known tree in the world, a coast redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens"") now named ""Hyperion"". He also discovered ""Helios"" and ""Icarus"", the 2nd and 3rd tallest. National Geographic made a video about the discovery and measuring of Hyperion. The discovery made headlines. Taylor has discovered 50 coast redwoods over tall, and co-discovered approximately 100 more with Chris Atkins and Stephen Sillett, who is the first holder of the Kenneth"
", but a new leader at the top has subsequently grown, and the height of the tree continues to increase. Wendell D. Flint in 1987 collected the dimension data given below, which provide a calculated volume that ignores burns. In 2013 it was it was found to have in Tree height measurement. Methuselah (sequoia tree) The Methuselah Tree is a giant sequoia that is the 27th largest tree in the world. It is located in Mountain Home State Forest, a sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. Jesse Hoskins, who about 1884 named"
"Grove of Titans The Grove of Titans is a redwood grove in Del Norte County, Northern California, with several massive coast redwood (""Sequoia sempervirens"") trees, some of the largest known redwoods in terms of wood volume. The largest coastal redwood tree in the grove by volume is the single-stem Del Norte Titan. The Lost Monarch is comparably large, but a large sprout from the ground at its base is not part of the main trunk structure. The Grove of Titans (unofficially named) was discovered May 11, 1998, by Stephen Sillett, and naturalist Michael Taylor in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park."
"Sequoioideae Sequoioideae (redwoods) is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae. It is most common in the coastal forests of Northern California. The three redwood subfamily genera are ""Sequoia"" and ""Sequoiadendron"" of California and Oregon, United States; and ""Metasequoia"" in China. The redwood species contains the largest and tallest trees in the world. These trees can live thousands of years. This is an endangered subfamily due to habitat losses from fire ecology suppression, logging, and air pollution. Other threats to its existence include: climate change, illegal marijuana cultivation, and burl poaching. Only two of the genera, ""Sequoia"" and"
"The park is notable for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five of the ten largest trees in the world. The Giant Forest is connected by the Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park's General Grant Grove, home of the General Grant tree among other giant sequoias. The park's giant sequoia forests are part of of old-growth forests shared by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The parks preserve a landscape that still resembles the southern Sierra Nevada before Euro-American settlement."