Named Trees of the General Grant Grove

In the early days of General Grant National Park, visitors were invited to name a tree after their home state. Some names may have been lost, as which trees were named was not always well documented, but many trees in the Grant Grove and adjacent North Grove still bear the names of states. (Alaska and Hawaii were not states at the time the trees were being named.) Today the practice of naming trees has been discontinued.

If your browser does not support tables, you may view the list of most of the named trees here.

Name
Diameter at
breast height
Characteristics
The Happy Familyup to 13' Six trees, one double
The Fallen Monarch15' Hollow log, 124' long
The Twin Sisters22' Double tree
The Lincoln Tree21'
Robert E. Lee22' 254' tall, 12th largest
General Grant29' 267' tall, 3rd largest
Centennial Stumpest. 22' Cut stump
Lightning17' Double tree, half dead
Arizona15'
Arkansas8'
California22' Broken top, 255' tall
Connecticut12'
Delaware14'
Florida16'
Georgia12'
Idaho14'
Illinois11'
Indiana12'
Iowa14'
Kentucky18'
Maine14'
Maryland18'
Massachusetts13'
Michigan (Spring Tree)13' Fell in 1931
Minnesota10'
Missouri18' Double tree
Nevada14'
New Jersey14'
New Mexico12' Broken top
Ohio12'
Oklahoma17'
Oregon21'
Pennsylvania20' Spike snag top
Tennessee20' Spike snag top
Vermont16' Fell in 1985, 246' long
Virginia15'
Wyoming13'
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Last update: March 9, 1997