Largest Tree In The World

Historically it has been known to attain heights over 114 metres 374 ft making it one of the tallest tree species in the world and the tallest flowering plant. The tree called general sherman is not only the biggest giant sequoia but it is also the biggest tree in the world. The general sherman was named after the american civil war general william tecumseh sherman in 1879 by naturalist james wolverton who had served as a lieutenant in the 9th indiana cavalry under sherman.

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In 1931 following comparisons with the nearby general grant tree general sherman was identified as the largest tree in the world.

Largest tree in the world.

He is 838 m 2749 feet tall his girth at breast height is 2410 m 79 feet near the ground it is 313 m or 1026 feet.
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In terms of sheer volume the giant sequoia sequoiadendron giganteum known as general sherman is a monster of a treeat 52508 cubic feet its the worlds largest tree and perhaps the worlds largest living thing.
Called general sherman the tree is about 52500 cubic feet 1487 cubic meters.

The largest tree in the world is a giant sequoia sequoiadendron giganteum in californias sequoia national park.
With 391 m3 13808 cu ft in volume its 6th largest tree on earth.
One result of this process was that wood volume became widely accepted as the standard for establishing and comparing the size of different trees.
General sherman the biggest tree in the world.

General sherman is located in californias sequoia national park and is one of the parks premier attractions.