Nature is beautiful, nature is alluring and nature is also laden with many beautiful gems. While the search for the superlatives like the tallest, biggest, widest keeps everyone hooked, we have one such marvel that we wish to discuss here today. The USA has the tallest tree and largest tree in the world, perched at a height of 275 feet and is around 2,000 years old. Hold on to your jammies and read on to find out more.
What’s In It?
If anyone of you ever wondered about the biggest tree in the world, we have the answer for you. The largest living tree is in the US and is older than 2,000 years old. This tree is the General Sherman and is a giant sequoia tree located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County of California. The General Sherman tree has a trunk diameter of 25-feet with an estimated volume of 1487 meters square. While there are other trees in the world with greater circumference or length, but the General Sherman Tree wins by the sheer size of wood, i.e. 52,500 cubic feet.
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What’s More?
This tree stands at 275 feet from the ground and is the world’s largest living single-stem tree by volume. This tree has been named after the American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman in the year 1879. Seven years later, this area came under the control of the Kaweah Colony who renamed this tree in honour of Karl Marx. However, the community was disbanded in 1892 and as a result, the tree reverted to its previous name.
If the German Sherman tree were hollowed and filled with water, it would contain enough water for one to take a bath, every day for 27 The General Sherman is not far off the General’s Highway, which runs through the park. It is indeed the Earth’s largest living tree, which is 275 feet tall and over 2000 years old. Did you know Finland Has Trees That Actually Freeze Due To The Cold Weather?