#48 Louis Agassiz, Calaveras Grove
The Louis Agassiz Tree is 31 feet in diameter level at the high side ground, 22 feet diameter at chest height, and 262 feet tall. Named after a Swiss-American scientist who was a contemporary of John Muir, the tree is the largest remaining in a grove that sacrificed its two largest sequoias for exhibition over a century ago. It was measured by several people, including Flint, in the last quarter of the 1900s.
It has an enormous cavity resulting from a burn on its south side, extending 70 feet up the tree and encompassing the majority of the core of the tree at its base. Its 98-foot ground perimeter, huge base, and large burn cavity make it quite an impressive sequoia to see.
The Louis Agassiz Tree is 31 feet in diameter level at the high side ground, 22 feet diameter at chest height, and 262 feet tall. Named after a Swiss-American scientist who was a contemporary of John Muir, the tree is the largest remaining in a grove that sacrificed its two largest sequoias for exhibition over a century ago. It was measured by several people, including Flint, in the last quarter of the 1900s.
It has an enormous cavity resulting from a burn on its south side, extending 70 feet up the tree and encompassing the majority of the core of the tree at its base. Its 98-foot ground perimeter, huge base, and large burn cavity make it quite an impressive sequoia to see.
