The World’s Largest Tree Remains Standing Amid Nearby Wildfires

A picture taken March 09, 2014 shows a tourist posing for a photo next to the General Sherman Giant Sequoia at Sequoia National Park in California on March 09, 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

As wildfires continue to run throughout Northern California and the Sequoia National Park, the world’s largest trees remain standing.

Earlier last week, officials rushed to cover the base of the 275-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide General Sherman Tree with fire-resistant material as the upstate blaze threatened its stability.