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Mass is around 6 million kg.
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Area is 43.6 ha. In SI units, that's 436,000 square metres... but I'd be tempted to say "over 400,000".
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c/f https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ingino_Christmas_Tree
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I was about to write the following as a first explanation, but by the time I'd drafted it, there already was one. Anyway, here it is,
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Pando is a large colony of aspen trees in Utah, USA, which are all natural clones, connected by a root system. It is the largest single living organism by mass, at around 6 million kilograms.
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Randall postulates that, if wrapped in fairy lights, it would count as the world's largest Christmas Tree, surpassing others such as Mount Ingino.
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[[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.75|162.158.34.75]] 12:24, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

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Mass is around 6 million kg. Area is 43.6 ha. In SI units, that's 436,000 square metres... but I'd be tempted to say "over 400,000".

c/f https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ingino_Christmas_Tree

I was about to write the following as a first explanation, but by the time I'd drafted it, there already was one. Anyway, here it is,


Pando is a large colony of aspen trees in Utah, USA, which are all natural clones, connected by a root system. It is the largest single living organism by mass, at around 6 million kilograms.

Randall postulates that, if wrapped in fairy lights, it would count as the world's largest Christmas Tree, surpassing others such as Mount Ingino.

162.158.34.75 12:24, 23 December 2022 (UTC)