Hart (tree)

The Hart Tree is a Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree within the Redwood Mountain Grove,[1] in the Sierra Nevada and Fresno County, California.[2] The Redwood Mountain Grove is protected within Kings Canyon National Park and the Giant Sequoia National Monument. It is the 25th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 24th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.

Hart Tree in the Redwood Mountain Grove.
Hart Tree

Description

It was once claimed to be the fourth largest Giant sequoia in the world, but is now considered the 24th largest. It has a volume of around 980 cubic metres (35,000 cu ft). Hart is located 37 m (121 ft) north of Roosevelt, a slightly larger giant sequoia with a volume of 991.5 cubic metres (35,010 cu ft).[3]

The tree was named for Michael Hart, who discovered it sometime around 1880.[3]

Redwood Mountain Grove is the largest grove of Giant sequoias in the world, and is the location of the tallest one of the species on earth at 311 feet (95 m) (unnamed).

Dimensions
Height above base[3] 277.9 ft 84.7 m
Circumference at ground[3] 75.3 ft 23.0 m
Diameter 4.5 ft (1.4 m) above height point on ground[3] 21.3 ft 6.5 m
Diameter 60 ft (18 m) above base[3] 14.4 ft 4.4 m
Diameter 120 ft (37 m) above base[3] 12.9 ft 3.9 m
Diameter 180 ft (55 m) above base[3] 11.3 ft 3.4 m
Estimated bole volume[3] 34,407 cu ft 974 m3

See also

References
  1. "Redwood Mountain Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Hart Tree". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  3. Flint, WD (2002). To Find the Biggest Tree (1st ed.). Three Rivers, California: Sequoia Natural History Association. ISBN 978-1-878441-09-6.

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