World’s biggest tree

It may not be the tallest tree in the world, but it’s is definitely the largest by volume.

General Sherman is a 2300-2700 year old sequoia tree located in the Giant Forest of the Sequoia National Park, near Visalia, California. In 2002 the volume of its trunk measured about 1487 cubic meters and it was identified as the largest in the world after a close fight with the nearby General Grant tree, after which wood volume was accepted as the determining factor. It’s not short either, it reaches 275 feet in height.

It was named after general William Tecumesh Sherman, the American Civil War leader, by naturalist James Wolverton in 1879.

Another interesting thing about the Sherman tree is that because of it’s extremely large volume it is also the largest known single organism by volume.

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18 Responses to “World’s biggest tree”

  1. Maureen says:

    This tree must have around since the dawn of time!

  2. erica says:

    ooooooooh my gosh thats big tree

  3. erica says:

    imstuck………i cant belive it

  4. saajan says:

    world biggest tree

  5. Procer says:

    That’s not the biggest tree in the world, it may be the second by far. The biggest tree is in “Isla Victoria” island in Argentina. Actually the tree is the whole island.

  6. SequoiaSara says:

    No, the General Sherman is the biggest tree in the world by volume. Google it.

  7. nonhlanhla says:

    I’m really stunned is this tree for real

  8. haley says:

    these trees are so huge

  9. haley says:

    i cant beleive it

  10. aa says:

    dumb tree

  11. susan says:

    thats not the BIGGEST tree on the world i thing its the FATTEST tree on the world if you look arund there are big trees also

  12. Viki says:

    I cant even begin how to describe this tree. As a matter of fact I dont even think there r any words 2 describe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. Terrytreeman you are a Geek!

  14. devany says:

    it dosnt look like it is the worlds biggest tree!

  15. lyka says:

    oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!

  16. sandie says:

    Gravehh!!!!!

    It is a beautiful tree, but it is so very large

    hmmmp!!!! exagerated!!!!

  17. kukon says:

    photoshoped for sure

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