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A tree like the General Sherman can use maybe 800 to 1,000 gallons of water in a single day,” Ambrose said. “Giant sequoias are typically thought of as being very resistant to pests and ...
“The General Sherman tree is doing fine right now,” said Anthony Ambrose, executive director of the Ancient Forest Society, who led the expedition. It was the first time climbers had scaled ...
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The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday. “The General Sherman tree is doing fine right now,” said Anthony Ambrose, executive director of the Ancient Forest Society, who led the expedition. “It seems to be a very healthy tree that’s able to fend off any beetle attack.”
General Sherman: In 1931 this tree was established to be the largest living thing in the world and, therefore, also the largest tree in the world. It has a volume of 52,508 cubic feet (1,486.9 cubic meters). The top of the Sherman is a dead limb that at one time served as a leader branch. Its largest limb is around 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter.
While it is the largest tree known, the General Sherman Tree is neither the tallest known living tree on Earth (that distinction belongs to Hyperion, a Coast redwood), [8] nor is it the widest (both the largest cypress and largest baobab have a greater diameter), nor is it the oldest known living tree on Earth (that distinction belongs to a Great Basin bristlecone pine). [9]
The world-famous giant sequoia grove had been closed since mid-December after a one-two punch of massive fires followed by record-shattering snows.
General Sherman tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 2,000 to 6,000 feet (600 to 1,800 m) Dry east-side forests Indicator species trees Pinus ponderosa – Ponderosa pine, yellow pine – Yellow pine forest; Pinus jeffreyi – Jeffrey pine, yellow pine; Other trees Calocedrus decurrens – Incense cedar