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.
This tree must have around since the dawn of time!
ooooooooh my gosh thats big tree
imstuck………i cant belive it
world biggest tree
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.
No, the General Sherman is the biggest tree in the world by volume. Google it.
I’m really stunned is this tree for real
these trees are so huge
i cant beleive it
I LOVE TREES
dumb tree
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
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terrytreeman you are a Geek!
it dosnt look like it is the worlds biggest tree!
oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!
Gravehh!!!!!
It is a beautiful tree, but it is so very large
hmmmp!!!! exagerated!!!!
photoshoped for sure
that is the biggest tree i ever seen
I've been there…..this tree is massive and the photo is not photoshoped. The whole forest around it is full of huge trees. Great place to hike
I've been there…..this tree is massive and the photo is not photoshoped. The whole forest around it is full of huge trees. Great place to hike
what the …. is this tree called cos i am …… about the ……. name of this ……. large tree!!!! …. the ……. tree
really i can;t believe it.