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The widest tree ever recorded was a European Chestnut on Mt. Etna, Sicily, known as "The Tree of a Thousand Horses". In the late 18th Century, its circumference measured 190 feet, but it has since grown into 3 separate parts. The widest tree found in the United States is "General Sherman" (102.6 ft circumference), a giant sequoia located in the Sequoia National Park in California.

Ultimately though, the tree with the world's widest trunk (measuring 164 feet) is the gargantuan "Santa Maria Arbor del Tule" (The Tule Tree), a Montezuma Cypress located in ...

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