This is a list of the 10 largest trees in the world. The exact location of the 10 tallest trees is kept secret, so photos of these trees are almost impossible to find. Trees are not guarded 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, but only classified information so that the flow of tourists does not destroy the infrastructure and prevent the trees from growing further.

10. Mendocino tree - 112.20 m, USA

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Montgomery Woods, USA.
Diameter: 4.19 m.

Between December 1996 and August 2000, this was the most tall tree in the world. It was discovered in Montgomery Woods and named the Mendocino Tree. The tree is one of dozens of such tall trees in the grove and has never been specifically declared the largest for protection purposes. The previously highly publicized candidates for the world's tallest tree have been hit hard by tourists.

9. Paradox - 112.56 m, USA

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Diameter: 3.90 m.

8. Rockefeller - 112.60 m, USA

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Humboldt, California, USA.
Diameter: Exact diameter unknown.

7. Lauralin - 112.62 m

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Humboldt, South Fork Eel River, California, USA.
Diameter: 4.54 m.

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Redwoods, California, USA.
Diameter: 4.33 m.

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Redwood Creek, California, USA.
Diameter: 4.39 m.

The fifth tallest tree in the world is located in Redwood Creek. Since 1994, after this tree was found, it became the tallest tree in the world until 1995.

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Humboldt, Rockefeller Forest, California, USA.
Diameter: 5.18 m.

The stratosphere giant was once the tallest tree in the world. It was opened in July 2000 in the Humboldt National Park. When first measured in 2000, the tree was 112.34 meters high and continues to grow. The height of 113.11 m was recorded in 2010. The tree is surrounded a large number trees are almost the same size. To avoid damage from tourism, the exact location of the tree has not been disclosed to the public.

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Diameter: 3.78 m.

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Redwoods, Redwood Creek tributary, California, USA.
Diameter: 4.96 m.

Helios is the tallest tree in the world from June 1, 2006 to August 25, 2006. The tree lost its title after foresters found Hyperion on the other side of the Redwood Creek tributary.

Pictured, Richard Preston and his daughter climb a tree in Humboldt Park.

Species: Sequoia sempervirens.
Location: Redwoods, Redwood Creek tributary, California, USA.
Diameter: 4.84 m.

Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006 by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor. The tree was measured to be 115.55 meters high. The tree was found in a remote area of ​​Redwood National and State Parks acquired in 1978. The exact location of the tree has not been revealed to the public due to fear that tourist traffic could disrupt the tree's ecosystem of life. Tree area is estimated at 502 square meters, and its approximate age is 700-800 years.

There are many tall trees around the world whose extraordinary height has been exaggerated and debatable. However, with the help of the latest measurement tools, such as laser rangefinders and tape fall measurements, it was possible to find out the true height of giant trees. Here ten tallest trees in the world, which remain the same as the world changes around them.

Almost all of the presented trees are so tall that it is simply impossible to photograph them completely. Dense vegetation also interferes with this.

The height of the tree is 112.20 m.

Located in Montgomery Woods ( nature reserve in the USA), Mendocino held the title of the world's tallest tree from 1996 to 2000. Other sequoias grow near Mendocino, but if you look at them from above, the giant towers over his fellows in the same way that Arnold Schwarzenegger towers over the kids in the movie Kindergarten Cop.

Height - 112.56 m.

The tree, located in the forest of John Davison Rockefeller in Humboldt (USA), was considered the tallest tree on the planet until number ten in our rating, that is, from 1995 to 1996. In terms of trunk diameter, it is inferior to Mendocino (3.9 meters versus 4.19 meters). And it was very difficult for researchers and just curious to find it, since there were no photographs or coordinates of the Paradox at that time. Of all the giant trees known today, the Paradox stands out for its beauty.

Height - 112.6 m.

Neighbor of Paradox, also native to California's Humboldt Redwood National Park and the eighth longest tree on Earth. Named after the billionaire, famous not only for his fortune, but also for the number of years he lived. The long, slender "body" of Rockefeller invariably delights those who are lucky enough to see him. And this is not easy to do, since the exact coordinates of most of the tallest trees are kept secret (it’s easier than protecting them from vandal tourists around the clock), and it’s not so easy to distinguish Rockefeller from other sequoias from below. Its trunk diameter has not yet been measured.

Height - 112.62 m.

And again, the “resident” of Humboldt Park got into the top 10 giant trees. It was discovered by Paul Zinke and Al Strangenburger. Like other redwoods, Lauralin is a whole ecosystem, birds nest in it, insects live, lichens and other representatives of the local flora sprout. It is noteworthy that the location of Lauralin is not hidden from the public.

Height - 112.63 m.

One of the tallest trees grows in California's Redwood National Park. Searching for Orion is an almost impossible task because the tree giant sits right next to two other giant sequoias, although it is twice their size when viewed from above. Orion is about 1500 years old.

Height - 112.71 m.

A giant with a long name, belonging to the redwoods, was discovered in 1994. At that time, he was considered the largest known tree in the world and held this title for a year. The tree is located near Redwood Creek, but its exact location is kept secret. In terms of trunk diameter, it is larger than Mendocino and Paradox (4.39 meters).

Altitude at the time of discovery - 112.34 m

This worthy representative tallest tree was found in 2000 on the territory national park Humboldt. Then the tree was 112.34 meters high, but continues to grow. In 2010, it reached a height of 113.11 meters. Like all the other numbers on our hit parade, the Stratospheric Giant belongs to the redwoods and is fenced in by many trees that are almost as tall. The tree's exact location is being hidden to prevent it from being damaged by overly active citizens.

Height - 113.14 m.

In third place on the longest tree chart is the redwood discovered by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor in Redwood Park, California. Icarus got his name for the dead, sun-bleached "crown". However, there are enough other trees in Redwood, with dead tops, so it will be intentionally difficult to find Icarus, and the public is not told exactly where he is.

Height - 114.58 m.

Another tallest sequoia tree found in Redwood Parkland by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor in July 2006. It is not much shorter than the competitor, which occupies the first line of the rating.

1. Hyperion - 115.61 m

Leading the top 10 tallest trees in the world is a sequoia from Northern California, bearing the proud name of Hyperion. The volume of its trunk is 502 m³, and its age is estimated at 700-800 years. Tireless naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor have discovered a tree in Redwood National Park and believe that Hyperion's height could have been higher if not for woodpeckers. They damaged the trunk of a titanic tree at its very top. The last measurement of Hyperion was carried out in 2015.

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Sequoias, they are red trees, are the most high view trees on earth. They could compete with representatives of the species "pretty fir" (aka Douglas fir) and eucalyptus trees in Australia, but the largest of these trees were ruthlessly cut. By the way, the same fate awaited Hyperion, but fortunately for him, the Redwood Valley in the 70s of the last century became the Redwood National Park and cutting down trees was prohibited there. There are currently hundreds of sequoias exceeding 100 m in height and there are no living trees of other species exceeding this height.

Although Hyperion is unsurpassed in terms of trunk length, it is inferior in volume, mass and age to a sequoia called General Sherman. The height of General Sherman is modest, compared to other representatives of the rating of the highest trees - 83.8 m, but the weight is a record 1900 tons, the trunk volume is 1487 m³, and the age reaches from 2300 to 2700 years.

The tallest tree in the world - Hyperion

Up until August 2006, the title " tallest tree in the world” belonged to a giant 112.7-meter sequoia, nicknamed the “stratospheric giant”. It is located in the Humboldt National Park in California. To give you some idea of ​​the massive size of this tree, let's say it's twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, minus the foundation.

But the giant lost its status when two naturalists, Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor, stumbled across a cluster of trees in California's Redwood National Park that were taller than any they had seen before. They made preliminary measurements using professional laser equipment, and found not one, not two, but three trees that were taller than the "stratospheric giant."

Hyperion means "very high"

The height of the tallest tree, named Hyperion, is 115 meters.. If you have no idea how big Hyperion is, then imagine: the height of Big Ben in London is 96.3 m, that is, it is pretty much lower than this tree.

This gigantic redwood (sequoia) would have been even taller if not for the woodpeckers, who damaged the very top of the trunk. This slowed down Hyperion's upward movement.

When Atkins and Taylor announced their discovery, a team of scientists led by environmentalist Steve Sillett of state university named after Humboldt arrived at the park to measure the find.

This was done in the most precise way: Sillett climbed to the top of the tree to lower the tape from there directly to the ground. The descent of this tape was filmed for National Geographic.

Hyperion was very lucky: in the 70s of the 20th century, just a few hundred kilometers from it, there was a clear felling of trees. About two weeks before Hyperion would be approached by a man with a saw, the Redwood Valley turned into national park Redwood. Logging companies feared this would happen and worked 24/7 harvesting valuable wood mahogany and ruthlessly destroying the old growth forests that were there long before people entered the valley. Most redwoods, from which the tallest trees grow, were less fortunate than Hyperion. To date, only 4% of mahogany forests have survived in America.

By redwood standards, Hyperion is quite young and still growing. Sillett believes that the tree is 'only' 600 years old, which is about 20 years in human terms.

Hyperion's exact location is kept secret by park rangers to avoid the tourist crush near the tree. This can upset the delicate balance of the forest ecosystem and harm the tree. After all, tourists can not only admire the huge tree, but also chip off part of the bark “for memory” or scratch something on it in the style of “Jack and Sally were here.”

As Sillett put it, trees can't outrun the paparazzi like people do, and history teaches us that bad things happen to trees that become too popular.

It is not at all clear whether Hyperion is the tallest of the redwoods or simply the largest sequoia known to us. After all, 96% of redwood forests have become victims of lumberjacks.

Tallest tree ever measured

The tallest tree in the world that was measured in the 19th century is not a sequoia, but a mountain ash.

  • In 1872, the report of the Australian inspector of state forests, William Ferguson, mentions a fallen and scorched eucalyptus regal (aka Eucalyptus regnans, aka mountain ash), which during his lifetime had height at least 132 meters.
  • Around the same time, several specimens 140 m tall were recorded. Alas, we cannot verify these measurements: all these trees have been cut down. Rowan has been and is an important building material in Australia.

The tallest living eucalyptus trees can be found in Tasmania. The height of the eucalyptus bearing the proud nickname "Centurion" is about 100 meters. This is the highest living deciduous tree on the ground . It was discovered in October 2008 by an aircraft-mounted laser, which measured terrain elevation, forest height and forest biomass.

How tall can a tree be

In an article entitled "An investigation into the limits of maximum tree growth," Jonathan Amos of the BBC's science department argues that the maximum the height of the tree can be about 130 meters.

When the tree reaches this mark, it will pump less and less water and nutrients. They simply won't be enough for new growth.

There is no living tree in the world that would grow up to 130 meters.

Incredible Facts

If you have watched the movie Avatar, then you must have been impressed by the forests of Pandora. But to see the most fantastic trees, you do not have to go on an intergalactic journey.

Trees are part of our lives, supplying us with oxygen, food, homes, warmth and building materials. There are about 100,000 various kinds trees, including a quarter of all living plant species on Earth.

Among the billions of trees around the world, there are completely unique amazing representatives.


1. Giant sequoia "General Sherman"


Giant sequoias that grow in Sierra Nevada in California are considered the largest trees in terms of volume. The largest tree is General Sherman" V Sequoia National Park, whose height reaches 83 m, the volume is about 1.486 cubic meters. m, and weight more than 6000 tons. The tree is thought to be somewhere between 2300 and 2700 years old, and every year the tree gains as much wood as a normal 18 meter tree contains. It is a true natural masterpiece and the greatest living organism on earth.

2. Aspen poplar: Pando


pando or Trembling Giant, located in Utah, USA, is an amazing massive colony wasp trees sprawled across 100 acres of Utah. Almost all of the trees in this colony are genetically identical, that is, they are clones of each other. Every tree in this area comes from a single organism., being part of a giant underground root system.

Pando consists of 47,000 trunks, and its collective weight is 6,600 tons, making it the heaviest organism in the world. Although average age individual trunks is about 130 years old, the whole body is already about 80,000 years old.

3. Mexican Taxodium: Thule Tree


The Tule tree is a particularly large tree of the species Taxodium mexican which is near the city Oaxaca in Mexico. At this tree the largest girth of the trunk(58 m) and a diameter of the trunk, which is 11.5 m. They say that Tule tree so fat that you don't hug it, it hugs you.

It is believed that the tree is already about 2000 years old. For a while, detractors claimed that in fact there were three trees disguised here, but a thorough DNA analysis confirmed that this is actually one beautiful tree.

In 1994, the tree was threatened: the leaves turned painfully yellow and there were dead branches everywhere. The tree was dying. When the "healers" of the trees were called, it turned out that the problem that caused the Tule tree to suffer was ordinary thirst and it needed to be treated with water. Naturally, after careful water procedures the tree came to life.

4. Tree of life


The tree of Life in Bahrain it the loneliest tree in the world. The mesquite tree is located on the highest point of the barren desert of Bahrain, hundreds of kilometers from other natural trees. It is believed that its roots stretch for several tens of meters to the aquifers. The exact age of the tree is unknown, but it is believed to be over 400 years old.

However, the secret tree of life does not consist in its size, age or shape, although it is quite large and very beautiful. The most amazing thing is that it stands alone in the barren desert at the highest point in Bahrain, in an area where there is absolutely no water. In a place where nothing seemed to survive, this tree seems to radiate life itself. People come here in droves locals It is believed that the tree stands on the site of the Garden of Eden.

5. Wollemia


Despite its uniqueness and beauty, interesting qualities Wollemia hidden not in appearance, but in its history.

Wollemia, growing in Australia, is a real living dinosaur. oldest fossil tree Wollemia dated to 200 million years ago. When, in 1994, scientists suddenly discovered a living tree Wollemia they were just dumbfounded.

The exact location of these coniferous trees carefully hidden, in order to protect those remaining trees, of which there are less than 100 in nature. To save these trees from extinction, a program began in 2006 that allowed the general public to buy seedlings Wollemia and now they can be seen in various botanical gardens.

6. Cashew Tree Piranji


This famous tree near the city of Natal in Brazil is a 177 year old cashew tree that covers almost 2 hectares of land. It was planted in 1888 by a fisherman who did not know that the tree had a genetic mutation that allowed it to take up so much space. Unlike an ordinary cashew tree, when the branches of the tree piranji touch the ground, it takes root and continues to grow.

Today this tree serves as a tourist attraction. If you get close to this largest cashew tree in the world, you will feel like you are entering a forest. In fact, all this is one tree, the size of which reaches 8400 square meters. m. Tree 80 times the size of an average cashew tree and covers an area larger than a football field, bringing about 80,000 fruits a year.

7. Tenere Tree


The Tenere tree is mentioned in this list because it no longer exists. A lone acacia growing in the Sahara desert in Niger, Africa, which was over 300 years old, was the only tree within a radius of about 400 km. It was the only tree left of the vast forest that had been swallowed up by the merciless desert. When the scientists dug a hole next to the tree, they found that its roots descended up to 36m below the water table.

In 1973, the Tenere tree was hit by a drunk truck driver, and today a metal monument has been erected on the site in honor of Lonely Tree Tenere.

8. Banyan: Mahabodhi tree


The banyan tree is named after the banyans or Hindu traders who sold their goods while sitting under the tree. Even if you have never heard of the banyan tree, you will surely recognize it. The shape of this giant tree you will not confuse with anything: a majestic dome with aerial roots that descend from branches to the ground.

One of the most famous types of banyan tree called ficus sacred or bo tree is mahabodhi tree V Anuradhapura, in Sri Lanka. It is said that the tree was grown from a cutting of a real tree, under which Buddha attained enlightenment in the 6th century BC

Being planted in 288 BC, it is the oldest tree in the world, planted by a person with the exact planting date.

9. Baobab


Baobab is considered to be the birthplace of Madagascar, it is also common in Africa and Australia. Baobab trees are the oldest forms of life on the African mainland, and many of those still standing today date back to Roman times.

Amazing baobab or " monkey breadfruit" can grow up to 30 m high and 11 m wide. Most of the year they remain without leaves . characteristic feature baobab is their pot-bellied trunk, which serves as a reservoir of water. baobab tree can hold up to 120,000 liters of water to survive severe drought conditions. Some trunks are so big that people live inside the tree.

One of the most beautiful clusters of baobab species Adansonia Grandidier located on baobab avenue Morondava in Madagascar. Some baobabs take on the shape of a bottle, a skull, and even a teapot.

10. Dragon Tree


Dragon tree in Icod de los Vinos in Tenerife, one of canary islands, is a unique representative. It is believed that it is between 650 and 1500 years old, but experts find it difficult to draw accurate conclusions, since it does not have one trunk. He rather consists of many small trunks, which hold on to each other as they grow upwards.

It has a dense canopy of leaves and gets its name from the resin that is released when its bark and leaves are cut away. Residents believe that this is the dried blood of a dragon and have been using it since ancient times to treat various ailments.

Magnificent and unique. There are really incredible specimens that amaze with their age, size, extraordinary appearance and legendary fate. Choose only ten of the most amazing trees in the world is very difficult, but, unfortunately, we are limited by the scope of this article. Silent witnesses of global tragedies, rises and falls of entire civilizations, wars, climate change remained among the plants. These wise huge creatures - the largest and oldest trees - have been reaching for the sun for thousands of years and quietly contemplating the restless world around.

Giant trees can be found on almost all continents. They impress and amaze with their size. Being next to such an unusual plant is a real miracle, reminding people of how small their role is compared to the vast world.

pando tree

Pando, nicknamed the Trembling Giant, strikes the imagination with the area occupied by the territory, age and weight ... Indeed, this is the most a big tree in the world! Pando Grove is a colossal forest of fifty thousand aspen poplar trunks, which, surprisingly, is one plant with a single root system. All trees are parts of a gigantic living organism that weighs 6,600 tons and covers an area of ​​43 hectares. The age of the Giant Pando is estimated by researchers at 80 thousand years. This unique forest tree grows in the USA, not far from the Colorado Plateau, Utah.

Sequoia General Sherman

Sequoia General Sherman - the largest tree in the world in terms of volume from free-standing, its age is 2000 years. The girth of the trunk of the ancient giant is almost 25 meters, and the crown is 33 meters. In height, this sequoia has already reached almost 85 meters, and it still continues to grow. One can only guess what it will be like in, say, a thousand years. A giant sequoia grows in the Sierra Nevada, USA.

Tule tree

Thule is the largest tree in the world in terms of trunk girth. There is a curiosity in the immediate vicinity of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. The circumference of the giant plant is 58 meters at the foot, and the age is from one and a half to six thousand years. It was once thought that these were as many as three trees, but recent DNA analysis has disproved this assumption.

Hyperion

In the Redwoods area (USA, California), the largest tree in the world grows in height, which already reaches 115 meters. They named him Hyperion. The location of the giant is carefully hidden. Scientists fear that frequent visits could destroy the ecosystem around and damage the health of the plant, which, according to very modest assumptions, is already 800 years old.

Great Banyan

The great banyan is a tree consisting of many interlacing trunks and has the largest crown in the world (its circumference is about 350 meters). It grows in India, the city of Howrah. The age of the Great Banyan is estimated at 250 years. This plant of the species Ficus benghalensis (Ficus Bengal) is more like a small grove, and all because of huge amount roots protruding from the ground, and clones that have separated from the main trunk.

Methuselah

The name of the biblical prophet was called one very ancient tree species of pine is durable, according to other sources - spinous intermountain. The long-lived plant is almost 5 thousand years old. Outwardly, it is practically unremarkable, but scientists believe that this is the oldest tree in the world. To protect the rarity from vandals, I had to hide its exact location. It is only known that this is the Inyo National Forest, USA, California.

Hundred horse chestnut

The oldest chestnut tree that grows on the slope of Etna is about 3 thousand years old. Among its "relatives" it is considered the largest. This plant is even associated with a beautiful legend about Giovanna of Aragon, the Queen of Naples, who, together with a hundred knights guarding her and their fighting horses, was able to wait out the rain under a spreading thick crown.

dragon tree

The island of Tenerife has a unique appearance Dragon tree. Scientists still cannot accurately determine its age, because this miracle of nature does not have a trunk as such. The tree is held together by the finest interweaving of many stems, which firmly cling to each other and form something like a column. Above this makeshift trunk there is a dense canopy of leaves. The plant releases a resinous sap when the leaves and bark are cut from it, which the locals call dragon's blood. The tree is considered healing and is actively used in folk medicine.

Piranji Tree

In the vicinity of the city of Natal (Brazil) you can find unusual tree cashew, which, as a result of a long-standing mutation, has grown by as much as 2 hectares in 127 years of life. As soon as a branch that has bent to the ground touches the soil, it takes root and turns into another trunk of this single forest. Farmers claim that this magnificent tree produces more than 80,000 fruits every year.

The tree of Life

In the very center of the Bahrain desert, in the midst of the hot sands, without any signs of vegetation, for the past 400 years, a lone acacia has been rising, which is called the Tree of Life. No one can say for sure how this plant can exist for several centuries without visible sources of life-giving moisture and normal soil. Some argue that this acacia comes from the mythical Eden and has a special power.

All the largest trees in the world listed in our article deserve to be included in the Guinness Book of Records. Each of them has something to brag about: some amaze with their height, others with their age or wondrous beauty, others with incredible stamina and desire to survive. But all of them are united by one common quality - these giants support in people the ability to be surprised at the wonders of our incomparable planet.

Here is the definition of this tree can be found in Wikipedia:

General Sherman- a copy of the giant sequoiadendron ( Sequoiadendron giganteum) growing in the "Giant Forest" of the Sequoia National Park in California, USA. In terms of volume, it is the largest tree on Earth. The height of the General Sherman tree is 83.8 m, the volume of the trunk is estimated at 1487 m³, the weight is 1900 tons, and the age is 2300-2700 years.

The General Sherman tree is the largest and heaviest living organism on our planet. However, it is neither the tallest sequoia (this record belongs to the Hyperion tree, which belongs to the evergreen sequoia species), nor the tallest representative of sequoiadendrons (95 m high specimens are known, but they have a smaller volume). It is also known that the Crannell Creek Giant tree, cut down in the mid-1940s, Crannell Creek Giant) species evergreen sequoia, growing near the city of Trinidad, had about 15-25% more volume than General Sherman

Let's take a closer look at it...-

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In the nineteenth century, the area where the famous tree grows, the explorer John Muir (John Muir), called the "Giant Forest" when he discovered giant sequoias. The name of this part of the park, "Giant Forest", remains to this day. Many tourists describe the General Sherman tree, striking in its size, as a red-orange "stone", the top of which cannot be seen.

Tourists come to the park specifically to see the General Sherman tree, named after the hero. civil war General William Sherman (William Sherman), and take pictures. Next to the sequoia, they seem so fragile and small.

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For a long time it was believed that General Sherman's tree was over three thousand years old, but recent research has determined its exact age - exactly two thousand years. So it's not the oldest tree in the world.

The oldest tree in the world special kind California pine was 4484 years old when it was cut down in 1965. Sequoias were also cut down, the age of which reached about 3000 years. It is believed that 5,000 trees still exist on Earth.

In the winter of 2006, the tree of General Sherman lost part of its crown, the largest branch of the tree fell off, the diameter of which was about two meters, and the length was about 30 meters.

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Scientists are worried, is the tree really dying? However, we came to the conclusion that this incident does not indicate any problems in the state of the tree, but can only be natural. defense mechanism from adverse weather conditions.

When the branches fell to the ground, the fence around the tree and the road leading to it were destroyed. Even after this, General Sherman's tree did not lose its status as the largest tree on the planet.

A special path leads to General Sherman's tree, and even people with handicapped can see this miracle. At the end of the path, brick tiles are laid out, which show where the roots of the tree reach.

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The giant's trunk grows nearly an inch in diameter each year. The General Sherman tree is still growing and, according to the California State Park website, annually adds enough wood to build a five or six-room house.

One of the secrets to giant sequoias' longevity is their thick, tough, fire-resistant bark. But sometimes, during the frequent fires in southern California, the tree burns through.

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No one can say how long a sequoia can live (and scientifically, a giant sequoiadendron), but researchers meet here trees whose age is estimated at 3 thousand years! (About this period in Eurasia, mankind learned to process copper and bronze).

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Have you ever thought about how much oxygen such a tree can give out? About 120 kg per year - enough for a family of three or four!

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Several numbers. The circumference of the trunk near the ground itself is 31.3 m. The crown span is 39.6 meters. The total weight of the tree is 1910 tons, the weight of the trunk is 1121 tons.

General Sherman is found in literature: in Upton Sinclair's fairy tale "Gnomobile - gnome news about gnomes", as well as in Ilf and Petrov's book "One-story America".

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