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The largest Giant Sequoia outside of California, measured by diameter at breast height, can be found in Jefferson Park in Tacoma, WA. Source: (monumentaltrees.com) (lemmy.today)
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This tree is absolutely massive, and is the largest Giant Sequoia outside of California. When last measured in 2012, it was 36.2 feet (11.04 meters) in girth.

If you didn't know Giant Sequoia grew in the PNW (and their cousins the coast redwood), they are planted in almost every city in the region.

Here's the link to this particular tree's profile at monumentaltrees.com: https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/usa/washington/piercecounty/4830_jeffersonpark/

#tacoma #seattle #washington #trees #nature #sequoia #pnw

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Quick point of clarification: according to monumentaltrees.org, this is the largest Giant Sequoia in the US outside of California as measured by girth at breast height. Sorry for leaving that out in the original title. It appears there are bigger ones by that same measurement in other countries like the UK and New Zealand, going off the same site's (monumentaltrees.org) records.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm not removing this because big ol trees make me happy and it doesn't break our commandments. From this day forward posts about non-cannabis trees will be allowed.

Shrubs on the other hand are bullshit, if you post a shrub you're getting a 3 day ban minimum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Just signed back in and realized what I did. Thanks for the leaving the post up!

[–] ilovededyoupiggy 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It always made me smile when someone posted an actual tree to r/trees. I'm glad this joke made it over to Lemmy, and I'm glad you're still cool with the accidental oak or maple showing up here.

(Fuck them shrubs, though.)

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why not one step further and give c/trees back to the tree people? It always was a Reddit joke. Maybe Lemmy needs a new one?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks for your suggestion but we'll probably keep it a cannabis-centric community

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lol, um, you know this sub isn't about those kind of trees 😅

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't even notice til I saw your comment 😆

OP seems to have confused this place with marijuana_enthusiasts!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Does Lemmy have its own r/MarijuanaEnthusiasts sub equivalent?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Largest in the US? We have tons here in the UK imported by nobility hundreds of years ago that look bigger than this.

[–] imaqtpie 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Largest giant sequoia outside of California, measured by diameter at breast height. It's in the title of the post you're commenting on. It has a girth of 36.2 ft.

The UK does have some chonky trees, tbf. Current girth champion appears to be the Marton oak with a girth of 47 ft. Historical champion was the Cowthorpe oak at 59 ft circumference.

In comparison, General Sherman has a girth of 102.6 ft, and there are many more sequioas in California of comparable size and even greater circumference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That still doesn’t tell us if that’s the rest of the world, or just the USA.

Largest giant sequoia outside of California, measured by diameter at breast height. It's in the title of the post you're commenting on. It has a girth of 36.2 ft.

[–] imaqtpie 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It says it's the largest giant sequoia outside of California, so that claim would presumably apply to the US, the world, and indeed the known universe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It’s a USA agency, to assume otherwise is quite strange. They cannot go out and check other nations trees. So unless they specify a claim, I like other non Americans would assume it to mean on US soil. The fact that you think otherwise is quite telling of American culture currently.

[–] imaqtpie 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Giant sequioas are native to California. The fact that you are apparently offended that the largest giant sequioas are in the United States is quite bizarre and telling of your prejudiced attitude towards Americans. Maybe instead of blaming American culture for scientific facts, you should try doing some of your own research so you sound less ignorant and xenophobic.

Any giant sequioa that exists outside of America is almost certainly less than 200 years old, and thus unlikely to set any size records. The sequioa was first introduced to the UK in 1853. Additionally, it would stand to reason that sequioas would grow best in their native climates or similar conditions. This is why sequioas in the UK cannot naturally reproduce.

And yes, they actually can go out and check trees located in other countries, and I'm not sure what makes you think otherwise 😅

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If it’s native to California, what’s one doing Washington? It’s obviously not in its native climate, it’s gotta be younger as well, probably around the same age as the UK. Even a slight google says it’s quite large in diameter in comparison to its height….. So this one is a freak.

American culture for scientific facts,

lol it’s a fucking memorial site, the part where you think these are actual scientific facts is hilarious, do you see who and how they measured them? The information is right there on the website dude….

Your own flawed logic to defend this tree is also the exact same logic to debunk it. Both trees aren’t in their native soil, native area, nor native climate. So why would we assume the Washington ones are better? Do you see a trend from you here yet…?

you should try doing some of your own research so you sound less ignorant and xenophobic.

I did do my own research hence me calling out this bullshit and you being an absolute dick to someone asking a simple question that’s actually not obvious. Only Americans who think they are the center of the world assumes shit like this. Hence why it’s being questions you mook. The stuff is user submitted to the site, it’s not scientific facts… give your head a shake you egotistical troll.

Edit, also your original comment is totally incorrect to…..

In comparison, General Sherman has a girth of 102.6 ft, and there are many more sequioas in California of comparable size and even greater circumference.

If you did any research…. Funny you call someone out for it and don’t do it yourself… standard American… General Sherman is the LARGEST TREE, you WON’T find any larger than it, because they are non existent. And to claim otherwise just shows how foolish you are and again, typical American really.

Fucking mook. Your own link that you didn’t read even states this. You’re an interesting one…. But I guess not reading your own sources is pretty standard.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 2 points 2 weeks ago

TIL trees have breasts…?