The Tule Tree is a Montezuma cypress with the largest trunk diameter in the world, measuring 14.06 meters (almost 44 meters in circumference approximately). About 30 people holding hands are needed to surround the tree; it is 42 meters tall, with a crown circumference of 58 meters, a volume of 816,829 m3, and a weight of 636 tons. Various shapes, such as an elephant, the head of a lion, a crocodile, and even a gnome's house, can be seen on its trunk.