Mountain Home Grove is a giant sequoia grove located 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...

. 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. The Mountain Home grove is one of the best groves for seeing big giant sequoias.

Noteworthy trees

Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:

• Genesis
  Genesis (tree)
  The Genesis Tree is a giant sequoia and is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It is located in Mountain Home Grove, a sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California.-See also:...
  
  : This tree is the 8th largest tree in the world; the trail approaches the smallest side so one can't get a best view of it without bushwacking round the back where it is larger but still not a rival to the base of the Boole tree for example which is located 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...
  
   Grove.
• Summit Road: The 16th largest tree in the world.
• Euclid: The 17th largest tree in the world. Identified as being a large tree in 1989 by Wendell Flint, the author of the book To Find the Biggest Tree, this tree is pretty tall (273 feet) considering it is one of the biggest, which usually don't grow as tall.
• Adam
  Adam (tree)
  The Adam Tree is the 21st largest giant sequoia in the world. It is located in Mountain Home Grove, a sequoia grove in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. The Adam tree was named around 1884 by Jesse Hoskins, who was also responsible for the room cut out of the...
  
  : The 21st largest tree in the world. This is surely one of the most imposing trees in Mountain Home Grove; its base looks huge from the downhill side.
• Methuselah: The 28th largest tree in the world. Large sequoia with a broken top and large diameter at base.
• Hercules: Jesse Hoskings cut a 12 by 12 by 12 foot room out of this tree for shelter. The room is still open for people to walk in year round. The tree has been struck by lightning so it isn't very tall and its top half has a huge burn scar.
• Great Bonsai: "This is one of the greatest sequoia sights to be seen anywhere" (quote from Wendell's book). This short tree has many large limbs and is situated by a pile of boulders.