General Sherman (tree)
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.
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General Sherman is the largest single stem tree in the world. | |
General Sherman | |
| 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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