Photo of the Day
General Sherman, the biggest tree on Earth
Saturday 10 October 2026
Looking up the trunk of General Sherman, a giant sequoia in California's Sequoia National Park. By volume it is the largest single-trunk tree known.
Fun facts
- Its trunk holds about 52,500 cubic feet of wood. source ↗
- It's roughly 275 feet tall, which isn't a record: coast redwoods grow taller. General Sherman wins on bulk. source ↗
- It's more than 2,000 years old. source ↗
- In September 2021, firefighters wrapped its base in fire-resistant foil as a wildfire moved toward the grove. source ↗
- Image
- Daniel G. Rego
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons