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
Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California) Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California) Sequoia High School was established in 1895 and is a high school in downtown Redwood City, California, United States. Today, it's one of the few schools to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme within the San Francisco Bay Area. Sequoia High School is part of the Sequoia Union High School District. The school grounds include a Japanese tea garden which was built in 1929 by students, and it includes a number of historical trees; the Giant Sequoia, Monkey-puzzle tree, Australian Tea tree, Ginkgo biloba trees, Cork Oak tree and many others. Established in