Уявити собі масштаби цього дерева майже неможливо. Коли стоїш під його кроною відчуття простору ламається. Гігант, що вперся стовбуром у небо – наче башта живого моноліту. Саме так описують зустріч із найбільшим деревом світу. Мова не про якусь тропічну екзотику, а про холоднуваті схили Сьєрра-Невади. Гігантська секвоя Генерал Шерман давно перетворилася на ікону природи. Її боязко називають, суперорганізмом. І для цього є всі підстави.
Секвоядендрон гігантський (Sequoiadendron giganteum) – ось ботанічне ім’я цього роду. Але ім’я «Генерал Шерман» дерево отримало від людей. У 1879 році дослідник і натураліст Джеймс Волвертон охрестив його на честь генерала армії Союзу. Волвертон служив під командуванням Вільяма Текумсе Шермана. 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