The Most Largest Trees

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One of the highest trees in the world of this type of Giant Sequoia has reached a height of 85 meters. She is estimated to be between 2200 to 2700 years. The tree is named "General Sherman", is expected not only is one of the highest, but also a kind of Sequoia and the largest in terms of volume. In 2002 this tree ever measured volume of 1487 cubic meters a. 
 

Sherman Tree is located in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, Calif., named thus taken from the name of a veteran of the American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.James Wolverton a lieutenant in the 9th Indiana Cavalry under the command of Sherman named this tree with the name of his boss in 1879. This tree has actually been awarded the title as the largest since 1931 seen from the volume factor. measured from the dimensions, this indicates Sherman tree becomes larger each year. Diameter of 1.4 meters above the ground is 7.7 meters, a diameter of 18 meters above the ground is 5.3 meters, diameter of 55 meters above the ground is 4.3 meters, and the height of the first branch of the ground is about 40 feet.


 
Interestingly, the biggest broken branches in 2006. Shaped like the letter "L" plunged from about a quarter of the height of the tree. Branch has a diameter of 2 meters and a length of 30 meters and destroyed fences are made around him. Yet still this tree is still the largest living things on earth that are still alive.