The 5 Largest Trees in the World   

Everybody loves trees. Their robust high trunks, long branches and graceful flourishing leaves add beauty to our rural areas. One can climb trees, build a house in its branches, enjoy a picnic under their cooling shade, or simply enjoy a walk surrounded by them. Trees are important not only because of their beauty, but they are an integral part of nature and offer significant natural resource to humanity.

Trees are one of God's creations that must be taken care of. They live for years, longer than humans or animals. Without them, the world will be flooded each time there is a rainfall or a storm.

In this age, a lot of giant trees are in existent. Some of them are very large as they have stayed for more than thousands of years. Following is the list of the 5 largest trees in the world.

The General Sherman Tree tops our list with a height of 83.8 meters (275 feet), the General Sherman tree, with Sequoiadendron giganteum as its scientific name, has a stem volume that can get to 1487 m3 is the world's largest living tree. It was even believed that it can still grow higher since the General Sherman tree is still very much alive. This tree can be found in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in America. It was recorded to be somewhere 2500 - 3200 years old. To appreciate this tree's immeasurable and apparently bizarre size, you need to see it yourself.

The General Grant Tree is the second largest tree in the world. It can be found in the forest Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park in the US. It is believed that this tree is about 2000 years old. It has a height of 81.5 meters (267.4 feet) and a volume of 1320 m2. Its name was inspired by the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. It earned the title "Nation's Christmas Tree" on April 28, 1926 which was conferred by then president Calvin Coolidge. On March 29, 1956, it was declared the "National Shrine" to commemorate those who died in the war by then President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was thought to be 2,000 years old but latest estimates showed that it is younger with an age near to 1,650 years.

The President Tree ranks third places in our list of largest trees in the world is the President Tree and can be found in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park, USA. Estimated to be amid 2500 - 3000 years, the President Tree has a towering height of 73.5 meters (241 feet) and a volume of 1.278 m3. It was in 1923 when it got its name after President Warren G. Harding.

The Lincoln Tree is also situated in the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, USA, Lincoln Tree is the 4th recorded largest tree in the world. It is approximated to be 2500 - 3000 years old with a height of 80 meters (256.1 feet) and a volume of 1.259 m3. It is pretty obvious that the tree got its name after President Abraham Lincoln.