That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

“God has cared for these trees …but he cannot save them from fools.” — John Muir In just two years, wildfire has killed an estimated 13% to 19% of all mature giant sequoia trees.

As a child, my parents took me to see General Sherman, the tree in Sequoia National Park, and I became awestricken by the sheer size and magnificence of giant sequoias. As an adult, still enamored ...

The tallest tree in the world is a coast redwood named Hyperion. Found in California’s Redwood National Park, it stands at an ...

generating flames hundreds of feet high and killing nearly 20% of all the giant sequoia trees left in the world. But the Washburn fire burning now in Yosemite National Park, licking around the ...

Over the weekend, sprinklers were set up around several trees in the Mariposa Grove, including the Grizzly Giant, the most famous giant sequoia at Yosemite that stands at 209 feet. The idea is ...

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 ...

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, MI – Try as we might, photos and video don’t do this tree justice. The Michigan Champion giant sequoia simply must be seen to be believed. At 76 years old, it’s thriving ...