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Файл:Franklin Sequoia Tree in Sequoia National Park (distance) July 2023.jpg
Franklin Tree, distance (July 2023)
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Franklin Tree, close up (July 2023)

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.[1] Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger.

Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. The forest, at over Шаблон:Convert in elevation, is located in the western 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 Шаблон:Convert across the base.[2]

Dimensions

Meters Feet
Height above base[3] Шаблон:Convert
Circumference at ground[3] Шаблон:Convert
Diameter 1.5 m above baseШаблон:Citation needed 6.7 21.9
Estimated bole volume (m³.ft³)[3] Шаблон:Convert

See also

References

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External links

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