Ishi Giant
History
Ishi Giant was discovered by naturalist Dwight M. Willard in 1993. Naturalist Wendell D. Flint suggested naming the tree "Calavera" after the two discovered a human skull beside the tree later that same year. However, Willard chose to name the tree after Ishi, the last Yahi Yana tribesman who is believed to have been the last Native American in the United States to have lived most of his life completely outside American culture.
Before 2015, Ishi Giant measured 255 ft (78 m) tall with a trunk volume of 38,156 cu ft (1,080.5 m), making it the fourteenth largest giant sequoia tree in the world. The trunk of tree featured a large, deep burn scar on its southern face with two large "buttresses" on either side of its trunk. The crown of the tree was concentrated almost exclusively around the top third of its total height.
In 2015, the tree lost significant trunk volume, over 27 ft (8.2 m) in height, and over half of its crown during the Rough Fire. A new volume and height estimate is needed to determine its current size.
See also
References
- ^ "The Largest Giant Sequoias by Trunk Volume" (PDF). National Park Service - Sequoia and Kings Canyon. December 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
37°45′41″N 118°48′38″W / 37.76143°N 118.81062°W