Del Norte Titan is a
coast redwood (''Sequoia sempervirens'') tree in
Del Norte County,
Northern California
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, that was confirmed by measuring to be at least in diameter at breast height (DBH, measured above soil grade), and tall. Measured by
botanist
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Stephen Sillett, it ranks as the world's fifth largest coast redwood. One source recognizes it as the largest based on a single-stem measurement. But the source's recognition pre-dates a 2014 discovery in the redwood parks that is larger.
Lost Monarch
Lost Monarch is a coast redwood (''Sequoia sempervirens'') tree in Northern California that is in diameter at breast height (with multiple stems included), and in height. It is the world's fifth largest coast redwood in terms of wood volume (t ...
in the same park, is actually larger with more wood volume than Del Norte Titan, if basal stems are included. The fourth largest coastal redwood is in
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park called
Iluvatar.
Del Norte Titan was discovered in 1998 along with other giant coast redwoods in the
Grove of Titans. The grove (unofficially named) is located in
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The tree is estimated to contain of wood. Some information about the grove was published by Richard Preston.
Del Norte Titan is part of the Grove of Titans, near other large Coast Redwoods. Their exact location was kept secret by
arborist
An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the Plant cultivation, cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants in dend ...
s until 2011, when a visitor posted their geolocation online.
See also
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List of individual trees
References
External links
Photographs: Documentation and Information including the 'Lost Monarch' redwoodOrion Article: Day of Discovery - Excerpted from The Wild Trees by Richard Preston
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Individual coast redwood trees
Redwood National and State Parks
Natural history of Del Norte County, California