Franklin (tree) facts for kids
The Franklin Tree is a massive giant sequoia tree. It lives in a special place called Giant Forest, which is a group of sequoia trees. This forest is also home to the General Sherman, the biggest tree in the world! The Franklin Tree itself is super impressive, ranking as the eighth largest giant sequoia on Earth.
A person named Wendell Flint gave the tree its name. He named it after Benjamin Franklin, a famous American inventor and statesman. Close by, you can find the Washington Tree. This tree was once the second largest in the world. However, it lost part of its trunk in 2005, so now many other sequoias are bigger.
Giant Forest Home
Giant Forest is famous for its huge sequoia trees. It is located inside Sequoia National Park in California. This forest sits high up in the western Sierra Nevada mountains, more than 6,000 feet (about 1,800 meters) above sea level.
Many of the world's largest trees live here. In fact, four of the ten biggest trees by volume on the planet are said to be in Giant Forest. The General Sherman tree, for example, is incredibly wide. Its base measures about 36.5 feet (11 meters) across!
Amazing Measurements
The Franklin Tree is truly a giant. Here are some of its impressive measurements:
| Meters | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Height above base | 68.3 | 224.0 |
| Circumference at ground | 28.9 | 95.0 |
| Diameter 1.5 m above base | 6.7 | 21.9 |
| Estimated bole volume | 1,169.0 | 41,280.0 |
