The Adam Tree is the 21st largest giant sequoia in the world. It is located in Mountain Home Grove

Mountain Home Grove

Mountain Home Grove is a giant sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. It includes the Genesis tree, the seventh largest tree in the world and the famous "Adam" tree which also is in the top 20 giant sequoias...

, a sequoia grove

Grove

People, places, and things commonly known as grove include:* Grove , a small group of trees* Sacred grove, a small group of trees used as a place of worship- People :* Amanda Grove, Court TV personality...

 in Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....

 in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. The Adam tree was named around 1884 by Jesse Hoskins, who was also responsible for the room cut out of the Hercules tree which is also in Mountain Home Grove. The Adam tree is among the largest trees in the grove, but three other trees in the grove are larger. Wendell Flint and Mike Law measured the tree in 1978 and calculated a volume of 35016 cubic feet (991.5 m³), with a girth of 95 feet (29 m).