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The park consists of 9,500 acres (3,800 ha) of redwood trees, including several groves of old growth trees. One of the groves, totaling 5,000 acres (2,000 ha), includes the world's largest (not tallest) coast redwood, which measures 20 feet (6.1 m) in diameter and 340 feet (100 m) tall.
A slice of a Coastal Redwood showing rings marking the years of 1215–1620 AD. The Redwood Grove of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, which is located in Santa Cruz County in Northern California, is a grove of Coast Redwoods with trees extending into the 1400- to 1800-year-old range.
The site consisted of a grove of 2,000-year-old redwood trees. [3] At that time, it covered 40 acres (16 ha) and contained a post office, a store, and a bus stop, as well as cabins. [4] WPA crews cut down seven redwood trees at the site in 1936 while widening a road. [5] By 1963, the site was threatened with being sold for logging.
Experts approximate that Sacramento is home to around 1 million trees all within the city limits.
It is home to the 4th-tallest measured living redwood, the Stratosphere Giant, which was measured at 112.94 metres (370.5 ft) in 2004. Stratosphere Giant was the tallest known living redwood until the discovery of three taller trees in Redwood National Park; the tallest, Hyperion, measuring 115.55 metres (379.1 ft) in September 2006. [8]
This year, several trees were felled, including one at 3rd Avenue and 22nd Street around 7:30 p.m. Residents said they’ve had arborists come to ensure trees are sturdy — but there’s only so ...
Sacramento is the “City of Trees” — filled with an array of species, including oak, elm, sycamore and redwoods. The city protects its trees, including some on private land .
The grove was operated by Sonoma County until 1934, when the state of California took over. In 1936 the grove was opened to the public as Armstrong Redwoods State Park. The grove's status was changed to a natural reserve in 1964 when a greater understanding of its ecological significance prompted a more protective management of the resource.