This page contains specific information about Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) '1694', which could be found in Big Tree Park in Longwood (Seminole County).This tree is called "The Senator". Until January 2012 this was the largest bald cypress tree in the United States. A 2006 survey by Will Blozan of the Native Tree Society has measured the volume at well over 140 m³ (5,100 cubic feet), making The Senator at the time not only the largest Bald Cypress in the United States, but also the largest tree of any species east of the Mississippi River.
On 16 January 2012 it caught fire (due to arson) and fell after the fire, leaving a 6-7 m stump.
The girth of the tree, measured at a height of 1.37 m, is 10.77 m (May 2006, Will Blozan). Its height is exactly 34.66 m (May 2006, Laser with Two-point measurement (e.g. Nikon Forestry 550/Pro) - sine method, Will Blozan).
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The photos are provided by Han van Meegeren, and Ashley Schmidt.
30th of April 2006
2nd of March 2012