Franklin (tree) Sierra Nevada of California. Four out of the ten largest trees by volume on the planet are said to be within the Giant Forest. The largest, the General Sherman tree, measures across the base. 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
Redwood Tree (song) (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", which reached number 61. John Collis describes the song as "A charming if somewhat folksy reminder of Morrison's interest in country music at the time." Redwood Tree (song) "Redwood Tree" is the sixth song on Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's 1972 album, "Saint Dominic's Preview", released in July 1972 by Warner Bros.. It was later released in October as the second of three singles from the album and charted at number 98 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. "Redwood Tree" was recorded in April 1972 at the Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, along