The giant sequoia is considered the largest known living tree on the planet and also one of the tallest, widest and longest-lived (estimated at 2,000+ years old). It is more than 100 feet around ...

The giant sequoia is considered the largest known living tree on the planet and also one of the tallest, widest and longest-lived (estimated at 2,000+ years old).

Ask a nature enthusiast in California to name a famous tree, and they might mention Hyperion, the world’s tallest tree, or General Sherman, the massive giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park ...

Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. Anyone who is caught near the tree can face up to six months in jail and a ...

• Some of the largest trees measure 35 feet in basel diameter and up to 300 feet in height. • The tallest standing giant sequoia is 311 feet tall and the tallest redwood is 367 feet tall.