Grant

The General Grant giant sequoia. The second-largest tree in the world by trunk volume (third largest if you include branches), it was named the nation's Christmas tree by Calvin Coolidge. It's estimated to be 1650 years old. Sequoias are too tall to be able to get water from their roots to the top branches, so they have adapted to pull water out of fog to supplement that more traditional method. They're also too tall to easily fit in a single shot- oh for a wide-angle lens! Sequoia National Park, California. Taken 3.23.15.