The Washington Tree is a Giant Sequoia in the Giant Forest grove. The tree is located at 36° 33′ 51″ N 118° 45′ 48″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=36_33_51_N_118_45_48_W_) in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... Tulare County is a county located in U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, south of Fresno. ... Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...

After the fire (September 2003)

After the storm (February 2005)

The Washington tree was previously considered the second largest tree in the world with a volume of 47,850 cubic feet (1355 m³), being 254.7 ft (77.63 m) high and 101.1 ft (30.82 m) in circumference. However, this volume computation did not take into consideration a 115 ft (35 m) tall, 10 ft (3 m) diameter cavity, accessible only by a hole situated 190 ft (58 m) above the ground. The cavity was discovered in 1999 during research by Humboldt State University and University of Washington scientists. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, and is located in Arcata, California, about 300 miles north of San Francisco, on a hillside with a view of the Pacific Ocean. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ...

In September 2003, a lightning-caused fire damaged the crown of the tree. This fire was left to burn, to simulate natural conditions in the forest. In January 2005, the Washington tree partially collapsed, losing more than half its height, most of its branches, and much of the trunk. It is now 115 ft (35 m) high, with only a few branches living near the top of the tree. In effect, the Washington tree is no longer one of the top ten largest Giant Sequoias, yet the National Park Service still lists it as the second largest, due to current documentation policy (trees are calculated as if they did not suffer damage). Whether this position will be maintained is uncertain at this point. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2003. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations. ...

The Washington tree is not necessarily dying. The tree still has half a dozen significant branches. Many Sequoias have survived with less foliage. However, the future of the tree cannot yet be forecast. It could die soon or it might easily live several more decades or centuries.

See also: List of famous trees The following is a partial list of famous trees. ...