giant sequoia: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sierra redwood • big tree • Sequoiadendron giganteum • Sequoia gigantea

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Sequoia National Park

A person standing at the base of massive giant sequoia trees.

General Sherman tree

The massive Grizzly Giant sequoia tree stands with a wide, reddish-brown trunk and a hollowed base, surrounded by other tall trees in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park.

Massive sequoia trees with reddish bark stand among smaller conifers in a sunlit forest at Sequoia National Park.

Two massive giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) rise above a wooden fence and forest path in Sequoia National Park, California.

General Grant tree

Tall giant sequoia trees with reddish bark and thick trunks rise closely together in a dense forest at Sequoia National Park, California.

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