Washington (tree)
The Washington tree is a giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest Grove in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. It is named after George Washington, first President of the United States. The Washington tree was the second largest tree in the world (only the General Sherman tree was larger) until its partial collapse in January 2005.
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“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.”
—George Washington (1732–1799)