Lincoln (tree)

Lincoln is the name of a huge giant sequoia located in Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. It is currently considered by many to be the fourth largest tree in the world.

Description

Lincoln features an irregular base with prominent burn scars on its northern, southern, and western faces. A small white burl can be seen on its northeastern face. The top of Lincoln appears bleached with many large branches pointing outward.

Dimensions

Wendell Flint, in his book ''To Find The Biggest Tree'', Sequoia Natural History Association (2002) stated that the Lincoln Tree has a volume of . However, White and Pusateri, in ''Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks'', Stanford University Press (1949) indicated that the volume of the Lincoln Tree based on measurements made in the 1930s is , which would make the Lincoln Tree the second largest tree in the world, after the General Sherman Tree. Wendell Flint was somewhat critical of the earlier measurements and he stated that he thought that it was appropriate to exclude a portion of the irregular base of the tree from his volume calculations, which in addition to some extrapolation differences from the earlier measurements, explains the smaller volume of that he obtained compared to the earlier figure. Although he chose to exclude it, Flint stated that the excluded portion of the base could just as easily be included in the calculations, presumably leading to the alternative volume of The Lincoln Tree has a maximum base diameter of 36.4 feet.Flint, Wendell D., "To Find The Biggest Tree", Sequoia Natural History Association (2002).

See also

* List of largest giant sequoias
* List of individual trees

References

{{Sequoia National Park

Individual giant sequoia trees
Sequoia National Park