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General Sherman is the name of a Giant Sequoia. It is the largest tree in the world, and generally considered the largest organism, as measured by the volume of its trunk (1487 cubic metres as of 2002). The tree is located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California. The tree is believed to be approximately 2200 years old.[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 309 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (351 × 680 pixel, file size: 91 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Giant redwood tree Sherman in the Sequoia National Park, California, USA Source: de. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 309 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (351 × 680 pixel, file size: 91 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Giant redwood tree Sherman in the Sequoia National Park, California, USA Source: de. ...
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ...
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The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
The General Sherman, a Giant Sequoia, is generally considered to be the largest (by volume of its trunk) tree in the world The largest organism found on earth can be measured using a variety of methods. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Giant Forest is part of Sequoia National Park, famed for its Giant Sequoia trees. ...
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ...
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. ...
It was named after General William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War leader, by naturalist James Wolverton in 1879. Wolverton had served as a Lieutenant in the 9th Indiana Cavalry under Sherman. Additionally, the utopian socialist community Kaweah Colony, who settled nearby in the 1880s, named it after Karl Marx.[2] The tree was identified as the largest in a 1931 dispute with the nearby General Grant tree, after which wood volume was the widely accepted determining factor.[3] William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. ...
Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ...
Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...
See Utopia (disambiguation) for other meanings of this word Utopia, in its most common and general meaning, refers to a hypothetical perfect society. ...
Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ...
Kaweah Colony originally named the General Sherman tree as the Karl Marx tree. ...
Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was a 19th century philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ...
General Grant tree from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The General Grant tree is the largest Giant Sequoia in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park. ...
In January of 2006 the largest branch on the tree, seen most commonly in older photos as an "L" or "golf club" shape protruding from about 1/4th down the trunk, broke off. No one was present for the incident, but the branch, which had a diameter of over 2 m (6 feet) and a length of over 30 m (100 feet), bigger than most trees, smashed part of the enclosing fence and cratered the walkway pavement surrounding the sequoia. This is not believed to be indicative of any abnormalities with General Sherman's health, and may even be a natural defense mechanism against adverse weather conditions.[4] The branch loss did not change the General Sherman's status as the largest tree as its size has been calculated using measurements of trunk volume, excluding branches.
Statistics | Meters | Feet | | Height above base[5] | 83.8 | 274.9 | | Circumference at ground[5] | 31.1 | 102.6 | | Maximum diameter at base[5] | 11.1 | 36.5 | | Diameter 1.5 m above base[5] | 8.25 | 27.0 | | Diameter 18 m (60') above base[5] | 5.3 | 17.5 | | Diameter 55 m (180') above base[5] | 4.3 | 14.0 | | Diameter of largest branch[5] | 2.1 | 6.8 | | Height of first large branch above the base[5] | 39.6 | 130.0 | | Average crown spread[5] | 32.5 | 106.5 | | Estimated bole volume (m³.ft³)[6] | 1,486.0 | 52,500.0 | General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Forest. ...
General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Forest. ...
The base of a Yellow Birch trunk In botany, trunk refers to the main structural member of a tree that is supported by and directly attached to the roots and which in turn supports the branches. ...
See also
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The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
The National Register of Big Trees is a list of the largest living specimens of each tree variety found in the continental United States. ...
References The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ...
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