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General Sherman is the name of a extremely huge Giant Sequoias tree in the Sequoia National Park. The tree is 83.8 m high and weights over 6000 tons. General Sherman is approximately 2,200 years old.
Hyperion, Redwood National Park, USA
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The Hyperion, a Coast Redwood in Northern California, at 115.5 m tall is the tallest tree in the world, but not the largest.
Lost Monarch, Grove of Titans, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, USA
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The Lost Monarch, also a Coast Redwood, is measured at 7.6 meters in diameter and 98 in height. Some biologists believes that the Lost Monarch is the largest single-stem tree in the world. The Lost Monarch Tree was discovered in 1998 and is located in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The exact location has not been revealed to the public out of concern that excessive human foot traffic may upset that ecosystem.
Arbol del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Santa Maria del Tule is a small town in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico with its famous Arbol del Tule (tree of Tule), a ancient Cypress tree, in the chuchyard. The tree is between 2000 and 3000 years old and is approx 48 m in diameter. Arbol del Tule is Mexico's most famous tree, and some say the world's largest single biomass.
The Sunland Baobab of Limpopo, South Africa
This giant and ancient baobab at the Sunland Nursery, between Duiwelskloof and Ga-Kgapane, is the biggest specimen in the world. It has a circumference of 46,8m and carbon dating has determined its age at an astronomical 6000 years.
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