 Together with its uppermost branches , the tree reached a height of over 200 feet ( 61 m ) , and its trunk ( or bole ) towered to a height of 145 feet ( 44 m ) where the trunk forked into branches that spread in all directions . Its crown measured 130 feet ( 40 m ) in diameter and 60 feet ( 18 m ) in height . The tree 's trunk measured 9 feet 10 inches ( 3 @.@ 00 m ) in diameter . The tree 's circumference measured 30 feet 9 inches ( 9 @.@ 37 m ) at the base and 19 feet 9 inches ( 6 @.@ 02 m ) at 4 @.@ 5 feet ( 1 @.@ 4 m ) from the ground . As the virgin forest around it had been lumbered , the tree towered over the surrounding secondary forest . 
