This video shows the famous General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park in California, USA. It is about 84 metres tall and still growing. It is estimated to be over 2,000 years old. As you can see in the video, the width of the trunk of this amazing Giant Redwood tree is huge – its diameter is about 7.7 metres and its circumference is about 31 metres. It is among the oldest, tallest and widest trees in the world.

This video shows a woman standing beside the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park. The camera pans upward to show the amazing height of this tree.

For information on the science of dendrochronology and details about the stems and rings of trees, click on http://www.realtrees4kids.org/sixeight/stemsrings.htm. Here you will find definitions on tree-related words and details on how rings are formed.

For information on the Cherokee Tribe, of which Sequoia was a member, click on http://www.bigorrin.org/cherokee_kids.htm. This website has lots of facts about the Native American Tribe in a question and answer format.

For a list of 10 amazing trees in the world, click on http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/. Here you will find details on 10 amazing trees and photographs of each.