#25 Hart, Redwood Mountain
The Hart Tree is 24 feet in diameter at the ground, 21.5 feet diameter at chest height, and 278 feet tall. At one time it was the most famous tree in the grove and it was one of the original 4 trees submitted to the Jourdan team's contest to find the largest tree in Tulare and Fresno counties. At the competition it was judged to be the fourth largest sequoia overall; however, that was only because there were just four entrants being considered. The contest was limited to two trees each from Tulare and Fresno counties and only included trees from four of the approximately 75 sequoia groves. In addition, the Hart Tree is not even the largest in its grove; just a hundred feet above it on the same hillside is a slightly bigger one. Imagine the judges' awkward silences when they looked uphill and saw an anonymous giant there (the future-named Roosevelt Tree), which seemed to be slightly larger.
The Hart Tree is 24 feet in diameter at the ground, 21.5 feet diameter at chest height, and 278 feet tall. At one time it was the most famous tree in the grove and it was one of the original 4 trees submitted to the Jourdan team's contest to find the largest tree in Tulare and Fresno counties. At the competition it was judged to be the fourth largest sequoia overall; however, that was only because there were just four entrants being considered. The contest was limited to two trees each from Tulare and Fresno counties and only included trees from four of the approximately 75 sequoia groves. In addition, the Hart Tree is not even the largest in its grove; just a hundred feet above it on the same hillside is a slightly bigger one. Imagine the judges' awkward silences when they looked uphill and saw an anonymous giant there (the future-named Roosevelt Tree), which seemed to be slightly larger.