thumb|upright|The General Grant Tree is located in [[General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park]]

The General Grant Tree is the largest giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park in California, and the second largest giant sequoia tree in the world after the General Sherman Tree. Once thought to be well over 2,000 years old, recent estimates suggest the General Grant Tree is closer to 1,650 years old. The tree also features the third largest footprint of any living giant sequoia, measuring in circumference at ground level.

In September 2003, the General Grant Tree moved up one place in the giant sequoia size rankings when the Washington Tree lost its crown and the hollow upper half of its trunk after a fire caused by a lightning strike.

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See also

  • List of largest giant sequoias
  • List of individual trees
  • List of oldest trees

References

  • Virtual Grant Tree Walk
  • The largest giant sequoias by trunk volume