Washington (tree) Washington (tree) The Washington tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest Grove in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. It is named after George Washington, first President of the United States. Until it partially collapsed in January 2005, the Washington tree was the second largest tree in the world (after the General Sherman tree). The tree was studied in 1999 by scientists from Humboldt State University and University of Washington. The tree was tall, with a basal diameter of . Its total volume was , including the main stem and the 46 largest branches . The scientists
The Giant Plane The Giant Plane The Giant is a London plane tree, located in the city Chojna, Poland. It is one of the thickest trees in the country. The name of the tree in Polish – "Olbrzym" – means a very large, huge thing (even a person). "The Giant" is about 300 years old, according to the dendrochronological research, and once stood in the "Viereck'scher Garten". It is a monumental, 35 m tall tree with a trunk circumference of 1066 cm (in 2014, at the narrowest place, 0.45 m high). Its circumference at breast height (CBH) is 11 m (in 2015). This