Where is the worlds largest tree?
Great question, I learned about this when I was in 3rd grade class. The largest tree in the world has been recorded to be the Sequoia. However, I found this under the name Sequoiadendron in wikipedia, perhaps to differentiate the class and division of their family. Quoted from Wikipedia: “Giant Sequoias are the world’s largest trees in terms of total volume (technically, only 6 living Giant Sequoia exceed the 42,500 cubic feet (1,200 m3) of the Lost Monarch Coast Redwood tree; see Largest trees). They grow to an average height of 50-85 m (165-280 ft) and 6-8 m (18-24 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been measured to be 94.8 m (311 ft) in height and 17 m (57 ft) in diameter.[1] The oldest known Giant Sequoia based on ring count is 3,500 years old. The natural distribution of giant sequoia is restricted to a limited area of the western Sierra Nevada, California. It occurs in scattered groves, with a total of 68 groves (see list of sequoia groves for a full inventory), comprising a tota
