The Senator was the biggest and oldest bald cypress tree in the world, located in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida. At the time of its demise in 2012, it was 125 feet tall, with a trunk diameter of 17.5 feet . The tree was thought to have been destroyed by a fire from a lightning strike, but it was later discovered that the fire was started by an arsonist.
As of 1993, the Senator was estimated to be 3,500 years old, making it the 5th oldest tree in the world. The tree's volume had previously been estimated at 4,300 cubic feet , but a 2006 survey by Will Blozan of the Native Tree Society has measured the volume at well over 5,100 cubic feet , making The Senator not only the largest Bald Cypress in the United States, but also the largest tree of any species east of the Mississippi River.
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