Hercules, Giant sequoia in Mountain Home Grove, California, US

Hercules is a giant sequoia in Mountain Home Grove, California, with a room carved into its center. Jesse Hoskins and a Mr. Meyers cut the chamber between 1897 and 1902; it measures 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter and 9 feet (2.7 m) high. A hinged wooden door was added, and the room can still be entered.

Jesse Hoskins, a Lindsay rancher, purchased the land containing this tree in 1884 and carved out the interior chamber between 1897 and 1902. He initially intended the hollowed space to serve as living quarters.

Jesse Hoskins named the largest trees of Camp Lena after biblical and classical figures, and fixed wooden name plates about twenty feet up their trunks. The Hercules Tree takes its name from the hero of Greek myth; the carved room earned it the second name Room Tree.

The tree is located within a protected forest area accessible by hiking trails. Late spring through early fall offers the easiest access, as mountain roads in the area are generally clearer during these months.

Hoskins first tried sleeping inside the carved room, but it leaked sap, so he turned it into a gift shop selling trinkets made from the wood removed during carving. The hinged wooden door and his name plate, once fixed twenty feet up the trunk, have since been stolen.