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The giant sequoia is usually found in a humid climate characterized by dry summers and snowy winters. Most giant sequoia groves are on granitic-based residual and alluvial soils. The elevation of the giant sequoia groves generally ranges from 1,400–2,000 m (4,600–6,600 ft) in the north, to 1,700–2,150 metres (5,580–7,050 ft) to the south.
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]
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Individual named Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees, in the western Sierra Nevada of California For named coastal Sequoia sempervirens trees, see Category: Individual coast redwood trees .
The conifer division of plants includes the tallest organism, and the largest single-stemmed plants by wood volume, wood mass, and main stem circumference.The largest by wood volume and mass is the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to Sierra Nevada and California; it grows to an average height of 70–85 m (230–279 ft) and 5–7 m (16–23 ft) in diameter. [1]
[3] [4] The tree, named after Secretary of the Interior John Willock Noble, was situated just outside the borders of Sequoia National Park. [4]: 8 Despite Noble's recommendation for the establishment of the national park, which resulted in the protection of many sequoias, his namesake tree fell outside federal protection, which led to its cutting
The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a 328,000-acre (512 sq mi) U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California.It is administered by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) groves that are located in the Sequoia National Forest, about half of the sequoia ...
The first giant sequoia felled for exhibition, this 1,200-year-old, 280-foot tree required a crew of 25 men and 10 days of drilling to bring down. Sections of the tree were displayed in San Francisco and New York City , attracting large crowds and playing a significant role in raising awareness about giant sequoias. [ 5 ]