Concrete Curing. Applying concrete cure & seal. L.M. Scofield Co. When concrete is born-when you place fresh concrete where you want it to live out its life-it's like a baby: very sensitive and easily ruined.If you take good care of it, when it's young it will grow up to be a strong and reliable adult; neglect it, and you'll be sorry!hen concrete is born-when you place fresh concrete where you want it to live out its life-it's like a baby: very sensitive and easily ruined. If you take good care of it, when it's young it will grow up to be a strong and reliable adult; neglect it, and you'll be sorry!
of 06. The Largest Tree in the World. General Sherman, the world's largest tree. Getty Images In terms of sheer volume, the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as General Sherman is a monster of a tree -- at 52,508 cubic feet, it's the world's largest tree, and perhaps the world's largest living thing.
National Park Service/Rick Cain. The General Sherman Tree is the world's largest tree, measured by volume. It stands 275 feet (83 m) tall, and is over 36 feet (11 m) in diameter at the base. Sequoia trunks remain wide high up. Sixty feet above the base, the Sherman Tree is 17.5 feet (5.3 m) in diameter.