Clara Barton Tree

The Clara Barton Tree, named after the founder of the American Red Cross.

Quick Facts

Location:

Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park

Amenities

2 listed

Audio Description, Scenic View/Photo Spot

Trees throughout Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are named for a variety of extraordinary people. The Clara Barton Tree, near the beginning of the Big Trees Trail, honors this Civil War nurse, a teacher, and patent clerk and the founder of the American Red Cross, who lived from 1821 to 1912. It is one of only two trees named for women. The other, the Susan B. Anthony Tree, can be seen from this trail if you know where to look. Clara Barton's contemporary, Susan B. Anthony worked tirelessly to secure for women the right to vote.

Sequoia Facts

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to seven of the ten largest trees in the world. Out of the largest 30, 18 can be found here.
What counts? In this system, trees are measured by trunk volume only﹘ not branches, leaves, or roots.
Because trees grow, branches fall, and fires burn, tree dimensions change year to year.
Until 2003, the Washington Tree in Giant Forest (Sequoia National Park) was the second-largest sequoia. After being reduced by fire, it no longer ranks among the top 30.
If branches are also measured, the President Tree is the second largest tree, bumping General Grant to third.