Sequoiadendron giganteum - Wikipedia
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. The wood was unsuitable for construction and instead used for fence posts or match sticks.
General Sherman (tree) - Wikipedia
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 …
List of largest giant sequoias - Wikipedia
The largest giant sequoia ever recorded, as well as potentially the largest tree which ever lived, was the Father of the Forest from Calaveras Grove. The exceedingly enormous tree collapsed centuries ago, and its still relatively well-preserved remains have turned into a …
The 5 Oldest Sequoia Trees Still Alive - A-Z Animals
2023年7月8日 · Giant sequoias, or Sierra redwoods, are not only the most massive trees on the planet, but they can live to be over 3,000 years old. These giant sequoias are huge coniferous cypress trees, and they’re only found at a specific elevation on portions of the western Sierra Nevada in California.
16 Spectacular Facts About Giant Sequoias - Treehugger
2021年4月14日 · 3. Giant sequoias are the third longest-lived tree species, the only older trees are are bristlecone pines, the oldest one being nearly 5,000 years old, and Alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides).
AGE OF THE GIANT SEQUOIAS - U.S. National Park Service
2007年2月2日 · Since actual ring counts on many fallen and cut sequoias show that the age of this species frequently exceeds 3,000 years, and since one was proved to be 3,210 years old, some of the larger trees may exceed 3,500 years in age.
Giant sequoia | Description, Size, Endangered, & Facts - Britannica
2024年10月19日 · giant sequoia A giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) estimated to be between 1,900 and 2,400 years old, Grizzly Giant is the oldest tree in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California. (more)
Sequoia Research - U.S. National Park Service
2023年7月27日 · Giant sequoias are the third longest-lived tree species with the oldest known specimen to have been 3,266 years old in the Converse Basin Grove of Giant Sequoia National Monument. Giant sequoias are only outlived by bristlecone pines (oldest age recorded at 4,844 years in the Great Basin) and by Alerce trees (oldest age recorded at 3,639 years ...
The giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum: the biggest tree …
The General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, California, is the biggest tree in the world alive today, by volume. This massive redwood tree is more than 83m tall and 7.7m in diameter. Estimated to have a volume of more than 1,485m 3 , its trunk would fill nearly 60% of an Olympic-size swimming pool. © Nick Fox/ Shutterstock
The General Sherman Tree - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National …
The General Sherman Tree was one of numerous giant sequoias wrapped in a protective aluminum material as the KNP Complex Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire, burned upslope toward Giant Forest in mid-September of 2021. While giant sequoias are fire-dependent and able to withstand the heat of moderate fires with their thick, insulating bark, more ...