Trees grow tall and wide-crowned as a measure of competition ... amid the sunlight and nurturing ash. Lightning hurts the big adults but usually doesn’t kill them. So they grow older and bigger ...
This is Martin County's first Florida Champion Tree. St. Lucie County has one and Indian River County has seven. See the list ...
It could be eligible for inclusion on the Michigan Big Tree Register. This sequoia species is known to grow up to 140 feet ...