“The President” - 3200-year-old tree is 2nd largest in the world

Magnificent Giant Tree: Sequoia in a Snowstorm

The world’s second-largest known tree, the President, in Sequoia National Park is photographed by National Geographic magazine photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols for the December 2012 issue. The final photograph is a mosaic of 126 images.

Photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic

Photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic

Photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic

Photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic

Photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic

Thats amazing. I’d love to visit it. Would have such an overwhelming presence!

K2_TeacherBoy - 21 October 2013 02:34 PM

Thats amazing. I’d love to visit it. Would have such an overwhelming presence!

dito!

Amazing pics!  It made me go and look up the #1 tree

I saved the image so I can view it with two monitors that sit one atop the other.
All that did was make me realise the only way to appreciate it would be to visit it.

How can they know how old it is? They can’t count the rings.

I’m most amazed that it wasn’t cut down to make a dining table for an earlier president.

spaz - 21 October 2013 09:04 PM

I saved the image so I can view it with two monitors that site one atop the other.
All that did was make me realise the only way to appreciate it would be to visit it.

How can that know how old it is? They can’t count the rings.

I’m most amazed that it wasn’t cut down to make a dining table for an earlier president.

I’m pretty sure they do ultrasound type scans on them and can measure rings

K2_TeacherBoy - 21 October 2013 02:34 PM

Thats amazing. I’d love to visit it. Would have such an overwhelming presence!

Just make sure the freakin’ US government isn’t in shutdown when you head over to look at it

That’s some big Wood!!!!!

#longer

#stronger

#mizugotwood

#notyet

#onlymildlyexcited

#so many toothpicks in that tree

That isn’t how you hashtag;
#somanytoothpicksinthattree

Unless you were only tagging so!
#hashtagfail

How stunning is “the President”!!!

allegedly, this is the biggest/oldest snowgum in Victoria growing in natural habitat. NOT quite as majestic, yet evocative of the australian snow
Up somewhere near Craig Hut

spaz - 22 October 2013 08:54 AM

That isn’t how you hashtag;
#somanytoothpicksinthattree

Unless you were only tagging so!
#hashtagfail

#wasntreallypartakinginyourhilarioushashtagjokesostickyourhashtagfail!!!

You only have to remember one hashtag to get by in this world

#nojez