Chief Sequoyah (tree)

Chief Sequoyah is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California. It is the 9th largest tree in Giant Forest grove, the 27th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 26th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.[1][2]

Chief Sequoyah

History

In 1928, Sequoia National Park superintendent Colonel John R. White named the tree to honor Sequoyah, a polymath of the Cherokee Nation who created the Cherokee syllabary in 1821.[3]

Description

Chief Sequoyah is located 140 ft (43 m) uphill from the much larger President tree. The tree features an enormous burl on its southern face and is deeply fire scarred on its western face.[1]

Dimensions
Height above base[2] 228.2 ft 69.6 m
Circumference at ground[2] 90.4 ft 27.6 m
Estimated bole volume[2] 33,608 cu ft 952 m3

See also

References
  1. "Nelder Tree - Famous Redwoods". famousredwoods.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  2. "The Largest Giant Sequoias by Trunk Volume" (PDF). National Park Service - Sequoia and Kings Canyon. December 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  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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