This immense tree has been placed in Gubbio since 1981 and in 1991 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded this magisterial tree the designation of "the largest Christmas tree in the world".

The General Sherman Tree – the world's largest tree by volume – stands 275 feet tall and measures more than 36 feet in diameter at its base. Visitors call the tree magnificent and humbling ...

With its distinctive red-brown bark - it's one of the largest trees in the world and some are more than 3,000 years old. But this seedling is unique - its origins, out of a science fiction movie.