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The Castle Fire is notable for its devastating effects on native sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) groves in the southern Sierra Nevada. It is estimated to have caused the death of 10–14 percent of the native large sequoia population there.
Sequoiadendron giganteum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [62] [63] An avenue of 218 giant sequoias was planted in 1865 near the town of Camberley, Surrey, England. The trees have since been surrounded by modern real estate development. [64] In 2024, there were 4,949 notable sequoias in the UK.
A third of the giant sequoia were lost in one fire last year. Agencies that manage the groves need the resources to ensure it doesn't happen again. Op-Ed: Last year, fire devastated the sequoia.
General Sherman tree, Giant Forest Grove, Sequoia National Park, 2007. The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the world's most massive tree, [1] [2] and arguably the largest living organism on Earth. [3]
Sequoia National Park will reopen its Giant Forest area on Saturday, three months after a Northern California wildfire prompted extraordinary efforts to protect the grove and destroyed thousands ...
Approximately 7,500 to 10,000 of the trees died in the Castle Fire, the study determined. 10% of world’s giant sequoia trees destroyed by California fire, study says Skip to main content
Sequoiadendron is a genus of evergreen trees, with three species, only one of which survives to the present: [1] Sequoiadendron giganteum , extant , commonly known as wellingtonia, giant redwood and giant sequoia, [ 2 ] growing naturally in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California [ 3 ]
After four months, the KNP Complex Fire, which caused extensive damage within Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, has reached full containment.