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General Sherman is the largest tree by volume

The sequoia in California holds about 1,487 cubic metres of wood General Sherman grows in Sequoia National Park and measures 83.8 metres tall with a trunk over 11 metres across at the base. Its trunk volume is estimated at about 1,487 cubic metres, making it the largest single stem tree on Earth by volume, though not the tallest. The tree is estimated to be around 2,200 years old and adds the wood of a large tree every year. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The sequoia in California holds about 1,487 cubic metres of wood. The figure is taken from US National Park Service, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.