The world's largest trees in california( General Sherman)

Sequoia National Park, in California has the tallest and oldest trees in the world. General Sherman name.

The world's largest sequoia tree is located in the Giant Forest, the forest in the area of Sequoia National Park, Tulare, California.General Sherman. General Sherman is the oldest tree in the world, she's already more than 2,000 years.

In addition to the oldest, the tree also became the world's largest tree. Just imagine, reaching 83.3 meters height and diameter of about 11.1 meters. If the total, this tree has a volume of about 1500 cubic meters!

In 1879, the tree is named after a captain in the war in America named William Tecumseh Sherman. General Sherman is almost as large as the General Grand Tree in Kings Canyon National Park, California. After than, General Sherman finally crowned the world's largest tree in 1931.


General Sherman was a sight that attracted many tourists. How not to kokohnya tree stands among the other trees. Diameter trunks over the human body. Beyond the trees around the trunk.