The Tree of Youth

There exists a single solitary tree at the mouth of a small river. This tree is basically a fountain of youth, granting immortality to anyone who eats it's grapefruit-sized fruits.

As you can imagine, such a tree is gigantic; so big that it's water requirement completely absorbs the discharge from the river which runs directly to it.

Just how large is this fruitbearing tree?

Assume:

• The stream flows at 100 cubic feet per second
• Fruit is comparable to grapefruit
• Tree structure and leaves are similar to a red oak
• All other nutrients, co2, sunlight, etc. are abundant
• The wood is 3x stronger than A36 steel
• Climate comparable to US Hardiness Zone 6

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