2,100 to 2,200 years old
The biggest tree, by volume, is the General Sherman, a Giant Sequioa, Sequioadendron giganteum, in the Sequoia National Park in California.By height it is the 379ft Coast Redwood, Sequioa sempervirens, in the Redwood National Park in California
Answer #1The outer core for the protection.Answer # 2The thickest part of a tree that's alive would be the sapwood, the heartwood is not alive but acts as support for the tree, as the tree ages the heartwood becomes the thickest part.Please see related link below!
The world's largest tree, as calculated by volume, is the General Sherman, it is a Sequoiadendron giganteum, one of three species of trees that are known as Redwoods.The world's tallest trees, the Coastal Redwoods, Sequioa sempirvirens, are also Redwoods.
Depends on what you determine as "hard" or "soft". The general answer is that the inside of a tree is "soft". This general answer is derived from the comparison of the bark on the outside of a tree and the soft fleshy tissue on the inside of tree.
The Pando Aspen Grove, Fishlake National Forest, Utah. It is essentially one tree with many offshoots from one main root. See link.
The General Sherman is a conifer.
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The General Sherman Tree is 274.9' (83.8 meters) tall, and 102.6' (31.3 meters) in circumference at its base. In volume of wood, the Sherman has no equal. With 52,500 cubic feet (1486.6 cubic meters) of wood, the General Sherman Tree earns the title of the World's Largest Tree.
The General Sherman Tree is 274.9' (83.8 meters) tall, and 102.6' (31.3 meters) in circumference at its base. In volume of wood, the Sherman has no equal. With 52,500 cubic feet (1486.6 cubic meters) of wood, the General Sherman Tree earns the title of the World's Largest Tree. The tree is also believed to be between 2,300 and 2,700 years old.http://www.answers.com/topic/general-sherman#cite_note-1
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The General Sherman is the largest tree in the world.
General Sherman
The largest tree in the world is a California Redwood tree named the General Sherman tree located in Sequoia National Park in California.
It is what is commonly known as a Giant Redwood.
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