Giant trees are the largest and oldest (500 – 8000 years) living organisms on the earth's surface. Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the world's largest trees, with breast height diameters ...

Whether your home is surrounded by native vegetation or you live in a more urbanized area, gardeners are fortunate to have ...

A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set ...

Most gardeners appreciate the importance of pollinators -- animals, chiefly insects, that carry pollen from one flower to ...

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