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Giant Sequoia – CA
Sequoiadendron giganteum

Trees of the same species are compared using the following calculation:
x = Tree Trunk Circumference (Inches);
y = Tree Height (Feet);
z = Tree’s Average Crown Spread (Feet);
x + y + (z/4) = Total Points

1533 Total Points
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Trunk Circumference: 1231 inches

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Height: 275 feet

Crown Spread icon

Crown Spread: 107 feet

  • Nominated By: Isabelle F. Story
  • Year Nominated: 1940
  • Date Crowned: 2019-12-02
  • Year Last Measured: 2019
  • Record Reference #: 3351

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