Amazingly awesome to think of the life of this tree ! Thank God no loggers took it down -- nor forest fires , nor earthquakes . -- Just a quiet life in a California forest for all these years . 3200 Years in one Photo Not every tree Has a nickname , but ' The President ' has earned it . This giant sequoia Stands at 247 feet tall , and is estimated to be over 3 , 200 years Old . Imagine , this tree was already 1200 years old when Jesus walked The earth . The trunk of The president measures at 27 feet across , with 2 BILLION needles From base to top . Because of its Unbelievable size , this tree has never been photographed in its Entirety . Until now . A team of National Geographic photographers have Worked along with scientists to try and create the first photo that Shows the president in all its glory . They had to Climb the tree with pulleys and levers , and took thousands of Photos . Of those , they selected 126 and stitched them together , To get this incredible portrait of the President . And here it is :