Euclid Tree

The Euclid Tree is a giant sequoia that is the 16th largest tree in the world. It is located in the Mountain Home Grove, one of several sequoia groves found in the southern Sierra Nevada of California.[1]

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 Washington Tree, lost its ranking in 2003 due to damage from a lightning strike, and the Euclid Tree is now considered the 16th largest.[2][3]

Dimensions

The dimensions of the Euclid Tree as measured by Flint and Walker are shown below. The calculated volume ignores burns.[2]

Metres Feet
Height above base 83.1 272.7
Circumference at ground 25.4 83.4
Diameter 5 ft (1.5 m) above ground 6.2 20.3
Diameter 60 ft (18.3 m) above ground 4.6 15.2
Diameter 120 ft (36.6 m) above ground 4.3 14.2
Diameter 180 ft (54.9 m) above ground 3.6 11.9
Estimated volume (m³.ft³) 1,023 36,122

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mountain Home Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Flint, Wendell; Law, Mike (2002). To Find the Biggest Tree (2nd ed.). Three Rivers, California: Sequoia Natural History Association. pp. 69 & 116–117. ISBN 1878441094.
  3. ↑ Otter, Floyd L.; Dulitz, David (2007). The History of A Giant Sequoia Forest: The Story of Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. Otter Veterinary Services, Incorporated. p. 73. ISBN 978-0961445935.

Further reading

  • Flint, Wendell; Law, Mike (2002). To Find the Biggest Tree (2nd ed.). Three Rivers, California: Sequoia Natural History Association. ISBN 1878441094.


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