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COPEMISH, MI – Giant sequoia trees in Michigan? Yes. And you might be able to have one. Northern Michigan is home to the largest known giant sequoia tree east of the Rocky Mountains. Planted in ...
Visalia's Sequoia Legacy Tree, planted in 1936 as a tribute to Sequoia National Park, is being removed due to its declining health. A ceremony will be held to honor the tree and gather ideas for ...
To stand at the base of a giant sequoia tree is remarkable and humbling — an experience few get because of the trees’ remote location. Anyone lucky enough to be in the Bay Area is about a ...
The Michigan Champion giant sequoia simply must be seen to be believed. At 76 years old, it’s thriving near Lake Michigan at Lake Bluff Farms in Manistee Township, Mich.
How climate change is now threatening the survival of fire-adaptive sequoia trees The giant sequoias have been living in the Western U.S. for thousands of years.
Researchers climbed General Sherman, the world's largest tree, for the first time ever in search of bark beetles, which have become more threatening to giant sequoia trees.
Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.
Sequoia National Park was created in 1890 to protect the mammoth trees for the public. The latest report from the National Parks Conservancy Association finds that it has the most air pollution ...
Aging giant sequoia trees are growing faster than ever, with some of the oldest and tallest trees producing more wood, on average, in old age than they did when they were younger. (Read about ...
The time has come to remove Visalia’s beloved Sequoia Legacy Tree. Planted in 1936 as a tribute to Sequoia National Park, the tree has been sick for years, as some community members have noted ...
Despite ongoing treatment, arborists say the tree will not recover (sequoias don't grow well in this climate), and the tree will be removed this fall.