General Grant, the second tallest tree in the world so far, known as the most impressive sequoia on the planet, has been surpassed in size by The President, a tree of the same species. General Grant, in the Sierra Nevada, cannot oppose the defeat given by new measurements made with more advanced and precise instruments than the previous ones.
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General Grant, a centuries-old sequoia, so far the second largest tree in the world, had to surrender its "silver medal" to The President, a tree of the same species which, according to the latest findings, would have surpassed it in size. General Grant, in the Sierra Nevada, it cannot oppose the defeat given by new measurements made with more advanced and precise instruments than the previous ones.
The two trees are at the center of the attention of experts as their grandeur allows a absorption di carbon dioxide emissions out of the ordinary, an aspect that must necessarily bring the importance of trees back to the center of environmental issues as they represent real irreplaceable green lungs able to make air polluted by human activities breathable again.
Researchers, who are taking part in the decade “Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative” were able to ascertain in the measurement of The President how it is a myth to dispel the fact that the trees grow more and more slowly once they reach an age that is to be considered in their advanced case.
The President
According to experts, this means that the amount of carbon dioxide they are able to absorb it increases more and more with the passage of time and as the trees reach an increasingly advanced age. This is an observation that should lead more and more to avoid the felling of old trees, in particular if it is due to mere issues of urban expansion.
The experts will undertake to spread greater awareness regarding the protection of real redwoods trees symbol of California.
General Grent
While General Grant goes down to third place, overtaken by the sequoia The President, which earns the second position, the most imposing tree in the world, stopped at first place, stay General Sherman, which far surpasses The President in height, grandeur and volume. Although the largest and most impressive, General Sherman is not the tallest tree in the world: this record belongs to Hyperion, a Northern California Sequoia sempervirens, found to be in height 115,55 meters.
General Grant has a height of 81,5 meters per 1330 m3 of trunk volume. The President, located within Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, overtakes General Grant by a trunk volume equal to 1529 m3, which added to the volume of the crown and the trunk guarantees an overtaking in grandeur of 15%. General Sherman, located in the same park as the sequoias, maintains the record with a height of 83,8 meters, which corresponds to a total grandeur and volume greater than the sequoias that are positioned in second and third place.
Marta Albè
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