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 Franklin 223.8 94.8 21.9 41,280 8 King Arthur* 270.3 104.2 23.1 40,656 9 Monroe 247.8 91.3 23.4 40,104 10 Robert E. Lee 254.7 88.3 23.8 40,102 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 11 Floyd Otter 273.1 99.5 25.0 39,562 12 John Adams 250.6 83.3 21.0 38,956 13 Column 243.8 93.0 23.3 37,295 14 Euclid 272.7 83.4 20.3 36,122 15 Oregon 268.0 83.8 20.9 35,915 16 Washington (Mariposa) 236.0 96.0 24.1 35,901 17 Gen. Pershing 246.0 91.7 21.5 35,855 18 Alder Creek Giant 268.5 90.5 21.7 35,694 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 Rimrock 230.0 78.6 21.4 34,888 24 California 249.0 82.4 22.3 34,723 25 AD (Above Diamond) 242.4 88.0 17.8 34,706 26 Genesis * 253.0 85.3 22.5 34,598 27 Hart 277.9 78.3 21.8 34,407 28 Grizzly Giant 209.0 92.5 25.4 34,005 29 Chief Sequoyah 228.2 90.4 20.7 33,608 30 Alta Twin 227.0 85.8 23.2 33,374 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 31 Methuselah 215.0 95.8 24.0 32,897 32 Great Goshawk 255.2 90.2 23.1 32,783 33 Hamilton 238.5 82.6 22.0 32,783 34 Hazelwood 229.0 93.0 20.5 32,610 35 Near Round Meadow 227.0 78.0 22.6 32,527 36 Upper Grove Giant 267.5 86.3 21.8 32,249 37 Dean 235.9 98.0 21.7 32,333 38 Packsaddle Giant* 219.0 108.0 24.3 32,156 39 Passageway 254.0 77.1 22.4 32,060 40 Eric de Groot 262.0 ? 21.0 31,974 |
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Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 41 Summit Rd. * 244.0 82.2 20.6 31,762 42 Allen Russell 254.1 80.2 21.7 31,606 43 Cleveland 251.0 80.2 22.9 31,336 44 Moro Tunnel Loop Tree 268.0 74.5 19.4 31,280 45 Dalton 263.5 77.0 20.0 31,065 46 Mountain Home Monarch 270.5 99.0 24.0 30,973 47 Dogwood Meadow Leaner 272.0 ? 22.8 30,792 48 Balch Park Ridgetop 229.5 77.5 18.9 30,584 49 Louis Agassiz 262.0 98.0 22.3 30,580 50 Loren's Tree* 222.0 75.1 20.0 30,556 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 51 Near Ed by Ned 251.0 80.0 20.1 30,333 52 Hazelwood Pull-Off 269.0 77.7 20.5 30,329 53 Washington (Giant Forest) 145.0 101.0 26.0 30,120 54 Alta Twin #2 249.0 76.3 21.4 30,036 55 Patriarch 176.5 72.6 19.3 30,020 56 Above Hazelwood 265.0 76.7 20.6 30,017 57 Little Boulder Large Tree 219.5 71.9 19.9 29,931 58 Black Mountain Beauty 219.0 76.0 18.8 29,697 59 Thomas Jefferson 258.0 82.9 22.4 29,664 60 Sawtooth* 233.0 ? 19.7 29,590 |
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Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 61 Incredibole 237.0 ? 19.7 29,032 62 Drive-By Lace Meadow 201.0 79.8 21.6 28,951 63 West of Oliver Twist 243.5 89.5 20.5 28,945 64 Hazelwood Area Tall Tree 303.5 75.3 19.1 28,825 65 Red Chief 245.0 80.6 20.0 28,723 66 North of McKinley 217.0 72.7 19.1 28,557 67 Three- Fingered Jack 196.0 82.5 18.6 28,467 68 American Legion 246.0 87.1 21.5 28,421 69 Broken-Topped First Tree 186.0 81.0 21.0 28,214 70 Above Dean 239.0 86.5 20.2 28,193 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 71 Lightning Struck 218.0 79.0 20.4 28,054 72 Above Patriarch 197.0 70.0 18.0 28,021 73 Lafayette 249.5 85.5 22.3 27,903 74 Sentinel 257.6 79.0 24.2 27,900 75 Coy Flat Road Tree 271.5 72.2 18.1 27,749 76 Moro Road Tree 258.0 86.8 23.5 27,734 77 Atwell Tunnel 274.0 110.0 21.6 27,436 78 Bull Buck 246.1 100.0 26.8 27,383 79 Near Gutless 252.1 75.6 18.8 26,737 80 Gutless Goliath* 275.1 68.0 17.2 26,564 |
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Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 81 False Dean 247.0 93.5 19.1 26,378 82 Candelabra 205.5 77.0 20.4 26,341 83 South of Summit Tree 248.0 77.7 17.8 26,322 84 McKinley 240.0 70.6 18.3 26,250 85 Columbia 280.5 91.3 21.5 26,238 86 Mariposa 248.5 99.1 20.5 26,170 87 Bannister 195.0 103.5 22.1 26,100 88 General Lee 254.5 82.8 21.1 26,040 89 Evans 182.0 75.7 17.5 25,843 90 General Harbord 265.0 84.5 20.0 25,798 |
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol.
(ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) 91 Lincoln (Grant Grove) 228.5 87.8 23.6 25,546 92 Opposite Perseverance 253.0 84.2 19.8 25,538 93 Large Opposite Harlequin 268.0 85.3 20.5 25,445 94 North of Old Job 291.5 77.5 20.6 25,373 95 Above Harlequin on Ridge 217.5 70.0 18.3 25,333 96 Lincoln (Mariposa) 261.6 77.8 20.3 25,184 97 Proclamation 246.0 91.6 19.5 25,109 98 Ghost 180.6 95.0 20.7 25,047 99 Hammerhead 223.0 74.2 17.6 25,021 100 Mountain Aire Giant 195.5 83.5 22.2 25,011 |
RED = may have suffered damage or died due to 2020-2021 fires
* Confirmed, this tree is dead.
* This tree recently suffered sufficient damage to move it on the list.
* Confirmed, this tree is dead.
* This tree recently suffered sufficient damage to move it on the list.
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Notable Honorable Mentions 25k-22.5k
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol. (ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) Cathedral Viewpoint 238.0 69.3 17.6 24,426 First Tree 221.5 72.8 18.0 24,426 Ride-Through Tree* 225.0 87.0 24.5 24,252 Aries 214.0 61.3 17.4 24,230 Tule Reservation Near Harlequin 233.5 67.3 18.8 23,965 Alta & Congress Trail Tree 255.0 87.7 21.5 23,960 Large Mountain Aire near cabin 251.0 82.1 21.5 23,845 Spike Arm by Lace Meadow Road 235.5 60.4 17.1 23,818 Above Genesis 240.5 67.6 18.1 23,604 Large Mountain Aire North 221.5 65.7 17.8 23,250 False John Adams 241.0 83.7 23.3 23,211 Window (Giant Forest) 200.0 72.4 19.3 23,210 Old Jobe * 184.5 76.3 21.2 23,194 Large sequoia near Genesis 249.0 72.7 17.0 23,142 Crescent Meadow Tree 221.0 77.3 17.8 22,854 Big Red 285.0 72.3 16.3 22,727 Haverford (aka Shelter Tree) 270.0 101.0 23.0 22,647 |
Notable Honorable Mentions 22.5k-20k
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol. (ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) Large sequoia near Swedish Stump 212.5 62.0 18.5 22,498 Above Broken Arrow 208.0 68.1 17.6 22,323 Top of the Ridge 213.5 79.9 18.0 22,316 Forktop 257.0 73.4 18.5 22,129 Above Goshawk 234.0 68.7 18.0 22,115 Hercules 167.0 90.75 22.6 22,042 Sierra Ghost (Freeman Cr.) 260.0 86.0 23.0 21,960 Galen Clark 239.0 68.6 16.4 21,764 Large Above Faithful Couple 233.5 70.1 18.7 21,694 Lower Tub Flats Road 210.5 74.5 20.0 21,595 Enterprise Mill 250.0 ? 19.1 21,472 Pennsylvania 234.5 ? ? 21,357 Freeman Creek Trail Tree 223.0 74.0 17.1 21,336 Below Blasted Mammoth 236.0 77.75 18.9 21,304 Above Tennessee 234.0 79.5 17.8 21,193 Large Mountain Aire West 237.0 69.4 17.2 20,969 Sunset 213.5 72.6 21.9 20,790 Kentucky 253.5 84.2 17.1 20,701 Tennessee 250.5 93.3 19.8 20,650 Bonsai* 185.0 71.75 18.5 20,631 Large sequoia near Bannister 210.0 65.8 17.2 20,530 General Sheridan 254.5 81.0 19.3 20,228 |
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Notable Honorable Mentions 20k-17.5k
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol. (ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) Rattler* 237.0 ? 19.7 19,925 Maryland 257.0 86.5 18.1 19,791 Large Past Cathedral Viewpoint 228.5 73.1 16.7 19,751 Northeast of McKinley 219.0 73.9 18.8 19,303 Resurrection 161.5 67.25 19.4 19,142 Battered Giant 136.5 78.5 21.0 19,071 Dozer Trail Tree 201.5 81.7 19.3 19,062 Ishi Giant 167.0 105.1 24.7 19,000 Upper Tub Flats Road 234.0 66.1 18.2 18,988 Harlequin 206.0 73.0 17.6 18,804 Large Sequoia Creek 233.0 81.8 18.1 18,566 Opposite Lace Meadow Road 205.5 72.2 18.8 18,560 Large 2nd past Cathedral Viewpoint 235.0 67.6 15.3 17,911 Alta Tall 300.0 64.2 14.9 17,748 Original Dean 215.5 56.0 14.3 17,737 |
Notable Honorable Mentions 17.5k-15k
Tree #/Name Height Ground DBH Trunk Vol. (ft) Perim.(ft) (ft) (cu.ft.) Large sequoia near Freeman Creek Trail Tree 207.0 78.7 18.0 17,493 George W. Bush 244.0 64.0 15.9 16,973 Pinewood Crest 207.0 67.0 17.9 16,793 Large sequoia above Loren's Tree* 188.0 62.0 15.3 16,354 Crescent Meadow Flare 229.0 110.0 20.1 15,990 General Sherman (Mariposa) 281.0 66.7 15.8 15,609 Blasted Mammoth 191.0 96.9 22.0 15,356 Oliver Twist 234.6 61.8 15.4 15,160 The Gatekeeper 144.0 56.3 17.4 15,040 General Grant 272.0 69.8 16.6 15,019 |
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 was #14 on Flint's Top 40 list. However, it suffered serious damage in the Rough Fire of 2015, and subsequently its top remaining section fell.
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.
