Monroe (tree) across the base. Monroe (tree) Monroe is a huge giant sequoia tree in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives - the General Sherman. The Monroe tree is the tenth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint. 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. The Monroe tree has dull bark and no distinguishing features except for its great size and massive top. It was measured in
Redwood Creek (San Mateo County) Redwood Creek (San Mateo County) Redwood Creek is a perennial stream located in San Mateo County, California, United States which discharges into South San Francisco Bay. The Port of Redwood City, the largest deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, is situated on the east bank of Redwood Creek near its mouth, where the creek becomes a natural deepwater channel. The creek and city name, the latter first known as Red Woods City (1854), was named because of the nearby coast redwood ("Sequoia sempervirens") forest and lumbering industry. In 1851, a deep-water channel that ran inland to what is now