General Noble (tree)
The General Noble Tree was a Giant Sequoia tree formerly within the Converse Basin Grove, with its site located in Giant Sequoia National Monument of the Sierra Nevada, in Fresno County, California.
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The General Noble Tree was cut down in 1892 to create an exhibit for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago.[1]
Description
The General Noble Tree, with a ground perimeter of 95 feet (29 m) (measured on a slope), was the second largest tree in the Converse Basin Grove (after the Boole Tree) and it was the largest tree ever cut down.[2]
Although not among the very largest Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the General Noble Tree was perhaps among the top 30 largest Giant Sequoias by volume before it was cut down.[3]
Site
The remains of the General Noble Tree are known as the Chicago Stump, which can be seen in the Converse Basin Grove.
See also
- Individual giant sequoia trees
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
References
- See McGraw, Donald J., "The Tree That Crossed A Continent", California History, Volume LXI, Number 2 (Summer 1982).
- See Flint, Wendell D., "To Find The Biggest Tree", Sequoia Natural History Association (1987).
- See Flint, Wendell D., "To Find The Biggest Tree", Sequoia Natural History Association (1987).