Franklin (tree) Franklin (tree) Franklin is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives - the General Sherman. The Franklin tree is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after Benjamin Franklin. Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger. Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. The forest, at over in elevation, is located in the western
Roosevelt (tree) 21st largest giant sequoia. Roosevelt (tree) The Roosevelt tree is the largest giant sequoia ("Sequoiadendron giganteum") in Redwood Mountain Grove, which is itself the largest grove of giant sequoias on Earth, which are endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Forest, at . The tallest giant sequoia on earth () is also located in this grove, along with the Hart tree which is just smaller than the Roosevelt tree. The Hart tree is tall, with a volume of . The Roosevelt tree, however, has a volume of around .