General Sherman tree

The General Sherman tree is a Giant Sequoia. It is the largest tree in the world, and generally considered the largest organism, as measured by the volume of its trunk (1487 cubic metres as of 2002). It is approximately 2,200 years old. The tree is located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, at Template:Coor dms

It is named after General William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War leader. The utopian socialist community Kaweah Colony first identified it as the largest giant sequoia and named it after Karl Marx. The National Park Service later renamed it.

	Meters	Feet
Height above base	83.8	274.9
Circumference at ground	31.1	102.6
Maximum diameter at base	11.1	36.5
Diameter 1.5 m above base	8.25	27.0
Diameter 18 m (60') above base	5.3	17.5
Diameter 55 m (180') above base	4.3	14.0
Diameter of largest branch	2.1	6.8
Height of first large branch above the base	39.6	130.0
Average crown spread	32.5	106.5