In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet.

G eneral Sherman, a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), is a true behemoth of the plant kingdom.Standing at an impressive 275 feet (83.8 meters) tall, this tree dominates the landscape of ...

That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

“Generally fires can be destructive however low-intensity fires can be beneficial to giant sequoia trees. A damage assessment will be done in these groves when it is safe to do so,” a Sequoia ...

Giant sequoias are among the largest organisms in the ... enhancing its appearance by revealing the sequoia's growth rings. Tree rings are created under the bark as the organism grows taller and ...

Giant sequoia trees are thriving in the UK, growing at a similar rate to those in California, the trees' native home. Reaching up to 90 metres in height, giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum ...

Three-man city horticulture crew that installed the now-massive tree in the early 1980s say they don’t understand why it has ...

a 275-foot tall and 36-foot-wide giant sequoia – the largest tree on earth by volume. Just south of Sequoia, visitors can hike the deepest canyons in the United States and witness the graceful peaks ...

She's a sixth grade student at STEAM Magnet Elementary School in Lake Forest, California in the United States talking about a giant sequoia [[seh-KOY-ah]] tree seedling planted at the school.

There are hundreds of miles of trails in Sequoia National Park suitable ... A shorter hike in Giant Forest, the Big Trees Trail, is a nearly milelong loop that goes around a meadow and features ...