Conservator Chelsea McKibbin took on the task. Chelsea's team looked closely at the sequoia to monitor and document any changes to its condition. Some parts of the tree slice, including the bark, had ...

General Sherman, a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron ... consider these remarkable facts : ・Its trunk weighs an estimated 1,385 tons ・The tree’s largest branch has a diameter of nearly 7 feet ...

This story appears in the December 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a gentle slope above a trail junction in Sequoia National Park, about 7,000 feet above sea level in the southern ...

“Generally fires can be destructive however low-intensity fires can be beneficial to giant sequoia trees. A damage assessment will be done in these groves when it is safe to do so,” a Sequoia ...

I have a feeling that St. Luke’s chose to spend $300K to move the iconic sequoia as a feel-good story ... cutting it down would have irked people even more. Tree experts, such as the ...