King Arthur (tree) explained

King Arthur, formerly known as the California Tree, was a giant sequoia located in Garfield Grove, near the town of Three Rivers in California. Its base of up to about 50 feet (15 m) rivaled the General Sherman, the largest giant sequoia, for total mass. It died in the Castle Fire of 2020.^{[1] [2]}

The tree was once known as the California Tree, as shown in National Park Service promotional literature from 1917. The King Arthur was the ninth largest giant sequoia in the world.

Dimensions

As of 2012, before the Castle Fire, the dimensions of King Arthur were:

Height above base^[3]	270.3feet
Circumference at ground	104.2feet
Estimated bole volume	40656ft3

See also

• List of largest giant sequoias
• List of individual trees

External links

• http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/bigtrees.htm
• http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/alttree.htm
• http://mbreg.de/mkportal/modules/mediawiki/index.php/Welt_(Top_50)

Notes and References

1. News: Fire Destroyed 10 Percent of World's Giant Sequoias Last Year—Can They Survive Climate Change?. Smithsonian Magazine. Alex. Fox. 2021-06-11.
2. Web site: King Arthur, the 9th Largest Tree in the World Perishes. 2021-11-08. I Love Trees. en-US.
3. Web site: The Largest Giant Sequoias by Trunk Volume. December 2012. National Park Service - Sequoia and Kings Canyon. 5 November 2019.