Largest Trees
Trees we have measurements for and their ranking for those over 25k cubic feet
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Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 1 Gen. Sherman 274.9 102.6 25.1 52,508 2 Gen. Grant 268.1 107.5 28.9 46,608 3 President 240.9 93.0 23.1 45,148 4 Lincoln 255.8 98.3 24.5 44,471 5 Alonzo Stagg 243.0 109.0 22.8 42,557 6 Boole 268.8 113.0 25.4 42,472 7 Genesis 253.0 85.3 22.5 41,897 8 Franklin 223.8 94.8 21.9 41,280 9 King Arthur 270.3 104.2 23.1 40,656 10 Monroe 247.8 91.3 23.4 40,104 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 11 Robert E. Lee 254.7 88.3 23.8 40,102 12 Floyd Otter 273.1 99.5 25.0 39,562 13 John Adams 250.6 83.3 21.0 38,956 14 Column 243.8 93.0 23.3 37,295 15 Summit Rd. 244.0 82.2 20.6 36,600 16 Euclid 272.7 83.4 20.3 36,122 17 Washington (Mariposa) 236.0 96.0 24.1 35,901 18 Gen. Pershing 246.0 91.7 21.5 35,855 19 Diamond 286.0 95.3 21.3 35,292 20 Adam 247.4 94.2 23.0 35,017 |
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Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 21 Roosevelt/ False Hart 260.0 80.0 22.8 35,013 22 Nelder 266.2 90.0 21.0 34,993 23 AD (Above Diamond) 242.4 99.0 17.8 34,706 24 Hart 277.9 78.3 21.8 34,407 25 Grizzly Giant 209.0 92.5 25.4 34,005 26 Hazelwood 229.0 93.0 ? 33,781 27 Chief Sequoyah 228.2 90.4 20.7 33,608 28 Passageway 254.0 77.1 22.4 33,076 29 Methuselah 215.0 95.8 24.0 32,897 30 Eric de Groot 262.0 ? 21.0 32,866 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 31 Great Goshawk 255.2 90.2 23.1 32,783 32 Hamilton 238.5 82.6 22.0 32,783 33 Dean 235.9 98.0 21.7 32,333 34 Packsaddle Giant 219.0 108.0 24.3 32,156 35 Allen Russel 254.1 80.2 21.7 31,606 36 Cleveland 251.0 80.2 22.9 31,336 37 Dalton 263.5 77.0 20.0 31,065 38 Black Mtn. Beauty 219.0 76.0 18.8 30,700 39 Louis Agassiz 262.0 98.0 22.3 30,580 40 Near Ed by Ned 251.0 80.0 20.1 30,333 |
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Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 41 Drive-By Lace Meadow 201.0 79.8 21.6 30,339 42 Evans 232.4 77.5 17.7 30, 232 43 Three- Fingered Jack 240.0 82.5 18.6 30,118 44 Patriarch 176.5 72.6 19.3 30,020 45 Sawtooth 233.0 ? 19.7 29,590 46 Incredibole 237.0 ? 19.7 29,032 47 Above Dean 239.0 86.5 20.2 29,292 48 Red Chief 245.0 80.6 ? 28,723 49 Atwell Tunnel 274.0 110.0 21.6 28,500 50 Sentinel 257.6 79.0 ? 27,900 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 51 Above Patriarch 197.0 70.0 20.0 27,900 52 False Dean 247.0 93.5 19.1 27,564 53 Washington (Giant Forest) 123.5 101.0 26.0 27,400 54 Gen. Harbord 265.0 84.5 20.0 27,385 55 Bull Buck 246.1 100.0 26.8 27,383 56 Near Gutless 252.1 75.6 18.8 26,737 57 Gutless Goliath 275.1 68.0 17.2 26,564 58 Candelabra 205.5 77.0 20.4 26,341 59 Bannister 195.0 103.5 22.1 26,100 60 Broken-Topped First Tree 186.0 81.0 21.0 25,641 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.)
61 Large Opposite
Perseverance 253.0 84.3 19.8 25,325
62 Ghost 180.6 95.0 20.7 25,047
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.)
61 Large Opposite
Perseverance 253.0 84.3 19.8 25,325
62 Ghost 180.6 95.0 20.7 25,047
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Notable Honorable Mentions 25k-20k
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol. (ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) Proclamation Tree 246.5 82.5 19.0 24,500 False John Adams 241.0 83.7 23.3 23,604 Ride Thru Tree 217.5 87 24.5 22,900 Below Blasted Mammoth 236.0 77.8 18.9 22,089 Sierra Ghost (Freeman Cr.) 260.0 86.0 23.0 21,400 Above Goshawk 234.5 68.7 18.0 21,100 |
Notable Honorable Mentions 20k-15k
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol. (ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) Rattler 237.0 ? 19.7 19,600 Harlequin 206.0 73.0 ? 19,544 Original Dean 215.5 56.0 14.3 18,121 George Bush 244.0 64.0 17.0 16,600 Blasted Mammoth 191.0 ? ? 15,356 Oliver Twist 234.6 75.0 ? 15,000 |
Notable Dead Trees
Tree Name Nominal Trunk Volume (cu.ft.) DBH (ft) Dia @ Ground (ft) Height (ft)
Goliath 24,350 20 22 N/A
Mother of the Forest* 40,000 30 302
Puzzle Corner Tree 22,700 20 22 N/A
Stonehenge Snag 25,600 20 248
*Mother of the Forest dimensions based on James M. Hutchings's data before the tree's bark was stripped in 1854.
Tree Name Nominal Trunk Volume (cu.ft.) DBH (ft) Dia @ Ground (ft) Height (ft)
Goliath 24,350 20 22 N/A
Mother of the Forest* 40,000 30 302
Puzzle Corner Tree 22,700 20 22 N/A
Stonehenge Snag 25,600 20 248
*Mother of the Forest dimensions based on James M. Hutchings's data before the tree's bark was stripped in 1854.
Volume figures are inclusive of internal hollows from rot or fire damage; however, branch volumes are not included. Some measurements date back as far as Wendell Flint's time. All others have been taken more recently than those.
Ishi Giant intentionally left off the list as it suffered serious damage in the Rough fire in 2015 that I have yet to assess. I intend to visit it soon to see if it still lives and, if so, measure its remaining volume.
Washington and Hazelwood Trees in Giant Forest were among the Top 20 list until lightning and fire damaged them. They were removed from Flint's list because the loss appeared to be fatal. However, they have been re-entered on the list (at their new lower volumes) as they are once again producing new foliage.
