sequoia

The base of General Sherman, a true giant among the sequoias in the heart of the Sequoia National Park.

Such "fire scars" in long-lived species like giant sequoias allow him to estimate the past frequency of forest fires.

Plants range in size to tiny, single-celled, blue-green algae, invisible to the naked eye, to giant sequoias, the largest living plants.

Flying lemurs jumped between trees as big as giant sequoias, and steamy swamps hosted alligators and giant tortoises.

giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae.

No, the largest sequoias in northern California weigh more than six blue whales.

And sequoias also rely on another powerful element to ensure their survival--Fire.

And all giant sequoias will just keep on growing, and growing.

Giant sequoias are actually dependent on fire for their reproduction.

The new research extends Swetnam's previous tree-ring fire history for giant sequoias another 1, 000 years into the past.

The group's focus is on coastal and giant sequoias.

Individual giant sequoias can live more than 3, 000 years.

In addition to waterfalls, the park boasts deep valleys, ancient sequoias, and hundreds of animal species.

Giant sequoias can live to be 3, 000 years old; the oldest recorded specimen exceeded 3, 500 years.