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The Grizzly Giant is the oldest tree in Mariposa Grove, ... Height above base 63.7 m 209.0 ft Circumference at ground 29.5 m 96.5 ft Diameter 1.5 m above base
The specimen known to have the greatest diameter at breast height is the General Grant tree at 8.8 m (28.9 ft). Giant sequoias are among the oldest living organisms on Earth. The oldest known giant sequoia is 3,200–3,266 years old. Wood from mature giant sequoias is fibrous and brittle; trees would often shatter after they were felled.
General Grant tree, General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park, 2007. Giant sequoias occur naturally in only one place on Earth—the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, on moist, unglaciated ridges and valleys [8] at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,400 meters (5,000 to 8,000 ft) above mean sea level.
Here’s the latest about Yosemite’s beloved Mariposa Grove, including a “magical moment” with a bear there.
General Sheridan Tree: The General Sheridan tree, also known as the William H. Seward Tree, is named in honor of United States Army Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan. This tree is located just south of the Mariposa Grove Cabin. [38] 259 [33] Grizzly Giant: The oldest tree and second largest tree in the grove.
The conifer division of plants includes the tallest organism, and the largest single-stemmed plants by wood volume, wood mass, and main stem circumference.The largest by wood volume and mass is the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to Sierra Nevada and California; it grows to an average height of 70–85 m (230–279 ft) and 5–7 m (16–23 ft) in diameter. [1]
List of tallest trees by species Species Height Tree name Class Location Continent References Meters Feet Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) 116.07 380.8 Hyperion: Conifer: Redwood National Park, California, United States Western North America [1] [2] It reached 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) in 2019. [3]
General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree located at an elevation of 2,109 m (6,919 ft) above sea level in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth. [1]