Boole (tree)

The Boole tree – sixth largest tree in the world
The Boole tree, top branches mostly dead

The Boole Tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Fresno County, California. The Boole Tree is the eighth tallest sequoia in the world and is the largest in terms of base circumference at 113 feet. It is estimated to be more than 2,000 years old.[1] The tree's stature is accentuated by its isolation above the Kings River where it towers over the rest of the forest.[2]

The Boole tree is the largest in the Converse Basin Grove, which is 5 miles (8 km) from the General Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park. Converse Basin used to be a large grove, but was logged of most of its giant sequoias between 1892 and 1918. Now only perhaps 60–100 large specimens survive out of thousands. However, this grove is still the second largest contiguous grove in the world.

  1. ^ "Boole Tree | Giant Sequoia National Monument". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ John McKinney (April 21, 2002). "It's Clear-Cut: Converse Basin's Sequoias Were Once Majestic". Morning Tribune. Los Angelese, California. Retrieved December 11, 2022.