General Sherman

Also known as General Sherman Tree

giant sequoia in Giant Forest, California; largest single-stem tree in the world by volume

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Within Vinony's link graph, General Sherman is referenced by 113 other articles, and connects out to Sequoiadendron giganteum, Karl Marx and California.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.

Vinony files it under Individual giant sequoia trees, Natural history of Tulare County, California and Sequoia National Park.

Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Species: Giant sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum )
Height: 83.8 m (275 ft)
Diameter: 7.7 m (25 ft)
Volume of trunk: 1,487 m (52,500 ft )
Date seeded: 700 BC – 300 BC

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: remarkable tree
Named after: William Tecumseh Sherman
Country: United States
Located in: Tulare County
Diameter: 4.3
Official website: www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/sherman.htm
Image: United States - California - Sequoia National Park - General Sherman Tree - Panorama.jpg
Height: 83.8
Perimeter: 31.1

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located in/on physical feature: Giant Forest
individual of taxon: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Commons gallery: General Sherman Tree
volume as quantity: 1487
Commons category: General Sherman Tree
located in protected area: Sequoia National Park
native label: General Sherman

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Encyclopedic overview

The General Sherman Tree is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “General Sherman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.