The Franklin Tree is a
giant sequoia
''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood or Wellingtonia) is a species of coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the la ...
in
Giant Forest
The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within the United States' Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of . The Giant Fore ...
, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives – the
General Sherman Tree
The General Sherman Tree is a giant sequoia (''Sequoiadendron giganteum'') tree 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.
History
The Gener ...
. The Franklin Tree is the
eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after
Founding Father
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and Political philosophy, political philosopher.#britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the m ...
. Nearby trees include the
Washington Tree
The Washington Tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest Grove in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. It is named after Founding Father George Washington, the first President of the United States. Until it partially colla ...
which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger.
Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and toda ...
. The forest, at over in elevation, is located in the western
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada ( ) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primari ...
of
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. 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 across the base.
Dimensions
See also
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List of largest giant sequoias
The giant sequoia (''Sequoiadendron giganteum'') is the world's most massive tree, and arguably the largest living organism on Earth. It is neither the tallest extant species of tree (that distinction belongs to the coast redwood), nor is it the ...
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List of individual trees
The following is a list of individual trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as we ...
References
External links
Franklin Tree - Famous Redwoods
Individual giant sequoia trees
Sequoia National Park
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