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Franklin Tree

8th Largest Giant Sequoia

Giant Sequoia in Giant Forest on Washington Tree Trail in Sequoia NP, Sierra Nevada near Three Rivers, CA

Franklin is an exceptionally large giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park. It is the 8th largest giant sequoia and 9th largest tree in the world.

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Franklin is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives - the General Sherman. The Franklin tree is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after Benjamin Franklin. Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger. Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. The forest, at over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation, is located in the western Sierra Nevada of California. Four out of the ten largest trees by volume on the planet are said to be within the Giant Forest. The largest, the General Sherman tree, measures 36.5 feet (11.1 m) across the base.