Monroe (tree)
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Monroe is a huge giant sequoia tree in Giant Forest
, a sequoia grove where the largest tree
in the world lives - the General Sherman
. The Monroe tree is the eleventh largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint.
Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger. The Monroe tree has dull bark and no distinguishing features except for its great size and massive top. It was measured in 1980 by Wendell Flint and Mike Law; they calculated its volume to be 40177 cubic feet (1,137.7 m³), this is 6172 cubic feet (174.8 m³) larger than the famed Grizzly Giant
tree in Mariposa Grove
yet it is still 12331 cubic feet (349.2 m³) less than the General Sherman Tree, largest of all sequoias.
Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park
. The forest, at over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation, is located in the western Sierra Nevada of California
. Four out of the ten largest trees by volume on the planet are said to be within the Giant Forest. The largest, the General Sherman tree, measures 36.5 feet (11.1 m) across the base.
Giant Forest
The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of...
, a sequoia grove where the largest tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
in the world lives - the General Sherman
General Sherman (tree)
The General Sherman is a giant sequoia tree located 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...
. The Monroe tree is the eleventh largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint.
Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger. The Monroe tree has dull bark and no distinguishing features except for its great size and massive top. It was measured in 1980 by Wendell Flint and Mike Law; they calculated its volume to be 40177 cubic feet (1,137.7 m³), this is 6172 cubic feet (174.8 m³) larger than the famed Grizzly Giant
Grizzly Giant
The Grizzly Giant is a giant sequoia in Mariposa Grove, located in Yosemite National Park. The tree has been measured many times, most recently in 1990 by Wendell Flint. It has a volume of , making it the 26th largest giant sequoia living today....
tree in Mariposa Grove
Mariposa Grove
Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree...
yet it is still 12331 cubic feet (349.2 m³) less than the General Sherman Tree, largest of all sequoias.
Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
. The forest, at over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation, is located in the western Sierra Nevada of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Four out of the ten largest trees by volume on the planet are said to be within the Giant Forest. The largest, the General Sherman tree, measures 36.5 feet (11.1 m) across the base.