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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
giant sequoia
→
individual tree → tourist attraction → |
| barkColor |
reddish-brown
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|
| baseCircumference |
about 102.6 feet
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about 31.3 meters → |
| country |
United States
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|
| diameterAtBase |
about 11 meters
→
about 36 feet → |
| elevation |
about 2,050 meters above sea level
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about 6,730 feet above sea level → |
| estimatedAge |
approximately 2,200 years
→
between 2,000 and 2,700 years → |
| fireAdapted |
true
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|
| growthForm |
single trunk
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|
| hasConservationStatus |
protected within national park
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| hasDesignation |
National Park Service natural landmark
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| hasNearbyFacility |
parking area for visitors
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| hasTitle |
largest known living single-stem tree
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largest tree in the world by volume → |
| hasTrailAccess |
General Sherman Tree Trail
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|
| hasViewingArea |
designated viewing platform
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|
| height |
about 275 feet
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about 83.8 meters → |
| isLiving |
true
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|
| isMajorAttractionFor |
Sequoia National Park visitors
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|
| isMonumentalTree |
true
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|
| isNamedTree |
true
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|
| isPartOf |
Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest ecosystem
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|
| leafType |
evergreen scale-like leaves
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|
| locatedIn |
California
→
Giant Forest → Sequoia National Park → Tulare County, California → United States → |
| managementAuthority |
U.S. National Park Service
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|
| namedAfter |
William Tecumseh Sherman
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|
| notableFor |
exceptional trunk volume
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longevity → tourism significance → |
| parkSection |
Giant Forest sequoia grove
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|
| protectedArea |
Sequoia National Park
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|
| region |
Sierra Nevada
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|
| taxon |
Sequoiadendron giganteum
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|
| treeType |
conifer
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|
| trunkVolume |
about 1,487 cubic meters
→
about 52,500 cubic feet → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Giant Forest sequoia grove
→
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks → |
hasTree |
|
Sequoia National Park
→
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks → |
knownFor |
|
General Sherman Tree Trail
("General Sherman Tree viewpoint")
→
|
accesses |
|
Sequoia National Park
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|
contains |
|
Giant Forest
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|
containsTree |
|
General Sherman Tree Trail
→
|
hasDestination |
|
Congress Trail
→
|
nearbyAttraction |
|
Giant Forest sequoia grove
("contains General Sherman, the largest known tree by volume")
→
|
notableFeature |