General Sherman Tree

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The General Sherman Tree is a giant sequoia in California renowned as the largest tree in the world by volume and a major natural landmark.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf giant sequoia
individual tree
tourist attraction
barkColor reddish-brown
baseCircumference about 102.6 feet
about 31.3 meters
country United States
diameterAtBase about 11 meters
about 36 feet
elevation about 2,050 meters above sea level
about 6,730 feet above sea level
estimatedAge approximately 2,200 years
between 2,000 and 2,700 years
fireAdapted true
growthForm single trunk
hasConservationStatus protected within national park
hasDesignation National Park Service natural landmark
hasNearbyFacility parking area for visitors
hasTitle largest known living single-stem tree
largest tree in the world by volume
hasTrailAccess General Sherman Tree Trail
hasViewingArea designated viewing platform
height about 275 feet
about 83.8 meters
isLiving true
isMajorAttractionFor Sequoia National Park visitors
isMonumentalTree true
isNamedTree true
isPartOf Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest ecosystem
leafType evergreen scale-like leaves
locatedIn California
Giant Forest
Sequoia National Park
Tulare County, California
United States
managementAuthority U.S. National Park Service
namedAfter William Tecumseh Sherman
notableFor exceptional trunk volume
longevity
tourism significance
parkSection Giant Forest sequoia grove
protectedArea Sequoia National Park
region Sierra Nevada
taxon Sequoiadendron giganteum
treeType conifer
trunkVolume about 1,487 cubic meters
about 52,500 cubic feet


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