It's not the tallest or oldest tree in the world today, but it's the largest when measured by ... so on Tuesday the giant sequoia known as the General Sherman tree got a checkup.

That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

The other is the largest living thing on Earth. Neither of these ancient species are native to the state. But enduring fascination has led to giant sequoias and dawn redwoods being planted all ...

In 1948, six Giant Sequoia trees were transplanted from California to Michigan by Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gray. Three of the trees ...

With solvent, buckets of conservation-grade resin and a lot of patience. Giant sequoias are among the largest organisms in the world. It took 12 weeks for three conservators to clean and conserve this ...

Planting of these fast-growing, carbon-eating seedlings, descendants of the Stagg and Waterfall trees, will begin this spring ...

Visitors travel from around the world to see the towering granite cliffs of Yosemite and the giant sequoias of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The largest tree on earth, the General Sherman, is found in ...

The Giant Forest is also home to the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living tree – by ... of the free park shuttle also stop here. Sequoia National Park Small Group Tour from Three ...