Boole (tree) the largest in Converse Basin Grove, was named around 1895 by A.H. Sweeny, a Fresno doctor, after Franklin A. Boole, a supervisor of the logging operation who spared the tree's life due to its great size. Before 1931, it was thought by many to be the largest tree in the world (although the General Grant Tree was more popularly known as the largest tree in the world at that time), but it is now known as the sixth largest tree, after five other giant sequoias: the General Sherman tree, the General Grant, the President tree, the Lincoln tree, and the
Chandelier Tree trees. Because of the damaging effects of carving through trees, the trend of creating tunnel trees has long passed. The two giant sequoia drive-through trees have both fallen: But two walk-through tunnel trees still stand: Two other drive-through coast redwood trees (taller and more slender than giant sequoias) still stand. These are also along US 101 in northern California, in Klamath and Myers Flat. Chandelier Tree The Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park is a tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, California with a wide by high hole cut through its base to allow a car to drive through. Its