Plant this giant only if you have a large property — and are willing to wait 50 years or more to see its massive glory. Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Glaucum,’ commonly called blue-needled giant sequoia. ...

General 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 ...

Interactions with soil microbiota determine the success of restoring plants to their native habitats. The goal of our study was to understand the effects of restoration practices on interactions of ...

The Giant Sequoia is the largest of all trees in bulk and the most massive living thing by volume. On average, their height is between 164 and 279 feet tall with a diameter between 20 to 26 feet.

Using a method that combines information on tree size with growth rates determined from relatively short increment cores, I estimated the ages of several of the largest living Sequoiadendron giganteum ...

Giant sequoias don’t take root just anywhere. In fact, these majestic trees grow only in 67 isolated groves in the Sierra Nevada—”Goldilocks groves” where soil and climatic conditions are just right.

A 3,000-year record from 52 of the world's oldest trees shows that California's western Sierra Nevada was droughty and often fiery from 800 to 1300, according to new research. Scientists reconstructed ...

At a corner house in San Anselmo, a different redwood grows on three corners of the lot. The redwoods are the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens; the Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum; and the ...

Yes, you can grow redwood and sequoia trees in Southern California. Rick Akers, who lives in Long Beach, has mature specimens that prove the point. “I planted both from seedlings I procured at ...

What: Sequoiadendron giganteum “Pendulum,” aka weeping giant sequoia, is one of the most animate of all trees. The branches on this selection are tightly pendulous and conform to the trunk, which can ...