Back Generaal Sherman Afrikaans جنرال شيرمان (شجرة) Arabic General Şerman (ağac) Azerbaijani Генерал Шърман (дърво) Bulgarian জেনারেল শেরম্যান (গাছ) Bengali/Bangla General Sherman Catalan ژەنەڕاڵ شێرمان (دار) CKB Strom generála Shermana Czech General Sherman (træ) Danish General Sherman Tree German
| General Sherman | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  General Sherman | |
| Species | Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) |
| Coordinates | 36°34′54″N 118°45′05.5″W / 36.58167°N 118.751528°W |
| Height | 83.8 m (275 ft) |
| Diameter | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Volume of trunk | 1,487 m3 (52,500 cu ft) |
| Date seeded | 700 - 300 BC |
General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree located at an elevation of 2,109 m (6,919 ft) above sea level in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.[1]
- ^ "The General Sherman Tree". Sequoia National Park. U.S. National Park Service. March 27, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2011.