The General Sherman, a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Forest in California, is the largest tree on Earth by volume, at 52,500 cubic feet (1,487 meters). It's 275 feet (83.8 meters) tall, and its trunk has a diameter of 11 meters. It's estimated to be 2,200 to 2,700 years old.
The tallest tree in the world is Hyperion, a coast redwood in Redwood National Park, also in California. It's 380 feet (115.8 meters) tall, and is estimated at 600–800 years old. The exact location of Hyperion is kept secret from the public, for its own protection.
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