Giant sequoias are among the largest organisms in the world ... The careful treatment process exposed the natural surface of the wood, enhancing its appearance by revealing the sequoia's growth rings.

Each ring on the sequoia's surface represents one year ... "Time is so vast," Wing says, "that this giant slab of a tree is ...

That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

Here’s how to plan your visit. Standing at 275 feet tall, giant sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) General Sherman is Sequoia National Park's 'King of the Forest'. Photograph by Visit ...