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Biggest tree on earth This is the biggest tree and biggest living organism in existence on earth. The little girl on the picture is my daughter, 1 year old at the time. This picture was taken at Sequoia National Park Big trees,National Park,North America,Sequoia,Sequoiadendron giganteum,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Biggest tree on earth

This is the biggest tree and biggest living organism in existence on earth. The little girl on the picture is my daughter, 1 year old at the time. This picture was taken at Sequoia National Park

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The Giant sequoia

''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' is the sole living species in the genus ''Sequoiadendron'', and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with ''Sequoia sempervirens'' and ''Metasequoia glyptostroboides'' . The common use of the name "sequoia" generally refers to ''Sequoiadendron,'' which occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.

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  • Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
  • f/5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO800
  • 51mm