Sequoia National Park
Earth’s largest tree, the sequoia, is only found in 75 groves growing on the moist, unglaciated ridges on the Sierras’ west slope between 5,000’ and 7,000’ of elevation.
Facts on the Sequoia Tree: height to 311’, age to 3,200 years, weight to 2.7 million pounds, bark to 31 inches thick, branches to 8 feet in diameter, base to 40 feet in diameter, reproduce by seedlings only, seed size small like oat flakes and cones the size of chicken eggs. It is hard to describe in words how massive these trees actually are. When you compare it to the redwood tree, found on the coast, it is easier to visualize what it actually looks like in reference to the great mass of the sequoia tree.
Facts on the Redwood Tree: Height to 367.8’, age to 2,000 years, weight to 1.6 million pounds, bark to 12 inches thick, branches to 5’ in diameter, base to 22’ in diameter, reproduce by seed or sprout and seed size is like that of a tomato, cone size like a large olive. The sequoias weigh more than a million pounds and are shorter than the redwoods. Walking through the groves of Sequoia is breathtaking. Sequoias do not die of old age and are resistant to both fire and insect damage. Most die of falling over when the environmental changes are such that the root system no longer can support the massive tree itself. The root system is only 3 feet deep in the sequoia tree. While walking in the area referred to as the Giant Forest, there is a meadow where were able to see 2 black bears who were eating some vegetation. We observed many coyotes walking freely while in the park.
Earth’s largest tree, the sequoia, is only found in 75 groves growing on the moist, unglaciated ridges on the Sierras’ west slope between 5,000’ and 7,000’ of elevation.
Facts on the Sequoia Tree: height to 311’, age to 3,200 years, weight to 2.7 million pounds, bark to 31 inches thick, branches to 8 feet in diameter, base to 40 feet in diameter, reproduce by seedlings only, seed size small like oat flakes and cones the size of chicken eggs. It is hard to describe in words how massive these trees actually are. When you compare it to the redwood tree, found on the coast, it is easier to visualize what it actually looks like in reference to the great mass of the sequoia tree.
Facts on the Redwood Tree: Height to 367.8’, age to 2,000 years, weight to 1.6 million pounds, bark to 12 inches thick, branches to 5’ in diameter, base to 22’ in diameter, reproduce by seed or sprout and seed size is like that of a tomato, cone size like a large olive. The sequoias weigh more than a million pounds and are shorter than the redwoods. Walking through the groves of Sequoia is breathtaking. Sequoias do not die of old age and are resistant to both fire and insect damage. Most die of falling over when the environmental changes are such that the root system no longer can support the massive tree itself. The root system is only 3 feet deep in the sequoia tree. While walking in the area referred to as the Giant Forest, there is a meadow where were able to see 2 black bears who were eating some vegetation. We observed many coyotes walking freely while in the park.
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