Euclid Tree

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The Euclid Tree is a giant sequoia located in the Mountain Home Grove, one of several sequoia groves found in the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It is the 17th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 16th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015. [1]

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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]

MetresFeet
Height above base83.1272.7
Circumference at ground25.483.4
Diameter 5 ft (1.5 m) above ground6.220.3
Diameter 60 ft (18.3 m) above ground4.615.2
Diameter 120 ft (36.6 m) above ground4.314.2
Diameter 180 ft (54.9 m) above ground3.611.9
Estimated volume (m³.ft³)1,02336,122

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References

  1. "Mountain Home Grove". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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.

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