Alder Creek Grove
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Alder Creek Grove is a Sequoiadendron giganteum
grove located within the Giant Sequoia National Monument
in California
, USA.
Alder Creek Grove is a medium sized grove in the Sierra Nevada, covering Sequoia Crest subdivision and Giant Sequoia National Monument. This grove is about 785 acres (317.7 ha) with stands of young and mature Giant Sequoias growing throughout the grove's habitat
.
The largest known sequoia in this grove is Stagg Tree
. Named in 1960 after Amos Alonzo Stagg, this is the fifth largest tree in the world by board feet. It is on the private property, but anyone is allowed to visit the tree if they park where signed to. The hike to the Stagg Tree from the parking area is a 1/3 mile, driving to it is not allowed. The trunk is very heavy and very dark red in colour. It has a volume of 42557 cubic feet (1,205.1 m³).
Another noteworthy tree in this grove is the Waterfall Tree, which has an immense base due to a very large basal buttress that extends down the bank. In fact, it has the largest circumference at ground level of any living Giant Sequoia, 155 feet (47.2 m) - this tree also holds the record for largest diameter at the ground which, if measured down the slope, is 57 feet (17.4 m). It tapers dramatically from the ground up. Its girth is much greater than that of any other giant sequoia including the Boole tree in Converse Basin
which is 113 feet (34.4 m) and also bigger than the General Sherman in Giant Forest
, the largest tree of all. This tree tapers from the base up, but Wendell Flint, the Author of To Find the Biggest Tree believes this tree has an outside chance of containing 30000 cubic feet (849.5 m³) of wood, which would make it one of the top 40 largest giant sequoias.
A third noteworthy tree is the Window Tree. This tree features a "window" large enough for a person to stand in which was formed when the tree was struck by lightning.
Sequoiadendron
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...
grove located within the Giant Sequoia National Monument
Giant Sequoia National Monument
The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia groves that are located in the...
in 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...
, USA.
Alder Creek Grove is a medium sized grove in the Sierra Nevada, covering Sequoia Crest subdivision and Giant Sequoia National Monument. This grove is about 785 acres (317.7 ha) with stands of young and mature Giant Sequoias growing throughout the grove's habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
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Noteworthy trees
Stagg (tree)
The Stagg tree is a giant sequoia in Alder Creek Grove. It is the sixth largest tree in the world and is believed to be over 3,000 years old. L. Day noticed the tree in 1931 and, with help from two others, he measured the tree in 1932...
. Named in 1960 after Amos Alonzo Stagg, this is the fifth largest tree in the world by board feet. It is on the private property, but anyone is allowed to visit the tree if they park where signed to. The hike to the Stagg Tree from the parking area is a 1/3 mile, driving to it is not allowed. The trunk is very heavy and very dark red in colour. It has a volume of 42557 cubic feet (1,205.1 m³).
Another noteworthy tree in this grove is the Waterfall Tree, which has an immense base due to a very large basal buttress that extends down the bank. In fact, it has the largest circumference at ground level of any living Giant Sequoia, 155 feet (47.2 m) - this tree also holds the record for largest diameter at the ground which, if measured down the slope, is 57 feet (17.4 m). It tapers dramatically from the ground up. Its girth is much greater than that of any other giant sequoia including the Boole tree in Converse Basin
Converse Basin
Converse Basin is a grove of giant sequoia trees located in the Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. The grove is situated 5 miles north of General Grant Grove, just outside of Kings Canyon National Park. It includes the Boole Tree, the sixth-largest tree in the...
which is 113 feet (34.4 m) and also bigger than the General Sherman in Giant Forest
Giant Forest
The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of...
, the largest tree of all. This tree tapers from the base up, but Wendell Flint, the Author of To Find the Biggest Tree believes this tree has an outside chance of containing 30000 cubic feet (849.5 m³) of wood, which would make it one of the top 40 largest giant sequoias.
A third noteworthy tree is the Window Tree. This tree features a "window" large enough for a person to stand in which was formed when the tree was struck by lightning.