The Euclid Tree is a

giant sequoia ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, California big tree, Wellingtonia or simply big treea nickname also used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus ''Sequoiade ...

located in the

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, one of several

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s found in the southern

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. It is the 17th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 16th largest depending on how badly

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atrophied during the

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in 2015.

History

The Euclid Tree was named and measured in 1989 by "big tree hunter" Wendell Flint, with the help of Bob Walker. Flint later determined that it was by volume the 17th largest tree in the world. However, the number two tree, the

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, lost its ranking in 2003 due to damage from a lightning strike, and the Euclid Tree is now considered the 16th largest.

Dimensions

The dimensions of the Euclid Tree as measured by Flint and Walker are shown below. The calculated volume ignores burns.

History

Dimensions

See also

References

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