The world's largest tree, General Sherman, is also one of the world's oldest. Image via Encyclopedia Brittanica.
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The largest living tree in the world is 2,000 years old

The largest living tree in the world is in the US and is named General Sherman. It is a giant redwood sequoia tree located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. General Sherman stands at a whopping 275 feet above the ground and has a massive volume of 52,500 cubic feet, and at 2,300 years old, it is also one of the world's oldest trees

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