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The largest giant sequoia specimen is the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park. That tree measures 31 metres (101.5 feet) in circumference at its base, is 83 metres (272.4 feet) tall, and has a total estimated weight of 6,167 tons.
The giant sequoia grow to an average height of 50–85 m (164–279 ft) with trunk diameters ranging from 6–8 m (20–26 ft). Record trees have been measured at 94.8 m (311 ft) tall. The specimen known to have the greatest diameter at breast height is the General Grant tree at 8.8 m (28.9 ft).
However, with a height of 87 meters (286 ft) or more, a circumference of 34 meters (113 ft) or more, an estimated bole volume of up to 1,490 cubic meters (52,500 cu ft), and a documented lifespan of 3266 years, the giant sequoia is among the tallest, widest, and longest-lived of all organisms on Earth.
Size and Weight: The Giant Sequoia is the largest of all trees in bulk and the most massive living thing by volume. On average, their height is between 164 and 279 feet tall with a...
Common Name(s): Giant sequoia, giant redwood, sierra redwood, wellingtonia. Scientific Name: Sequoiadendron giganteum. Distribution: California (Sierra Nevada mountain range); Tree Size: 165-260 ft (50-80 m) tall, 10-20 ft (3-6 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 23.3 lbs/ft 3 (375 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.33, .37
The life story of the giant sequoia begins with a very small seed, the size of a grain of oatmeal – 91,000 sequoia seeds weigh just 1 pound! To germinate and survive, sequoia seeds must fall on the mineral soil left bare by fire – without it, seeds will not successfully grow into new sequoia seedlings.
The Grizzly Giant, when measured in 1990, was 34,005 cubic feet (962.9 m 3) in volume and roughly 2 million pounds in weight. That’s as heavy as a tower of 145 elephants standing on top of each other.