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Sequoia National Park: General Sherman, the Largest Tree on Earth by Volume
We head into Sequoia National Park, California's second-oldest national park, to meet General Sherman, the largest living tree on the planet by volume. Learn its staggering height, trunk volume, and estimated weight, how old it really is compared to its size, and the surprising reason giant sequoias actually need wildfire to reproduce. Next time: the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park.
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