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a tree that was already ancient when Rome was just a rumor.
means A genus of enormous, long-lived coniferous trees native to California, including the towering coast redwood and the massive giant sequoia.
from The name honors Sequoyah, the Cherokee silversmith who invented the Cherokee writing system in the early 19th century. The Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher chose it as the genus name in the 1840s; though he left no record of his reasoning, the tribute is widely accepted. So a tree older than empires bears the name of a man who gave his people the power to write their own.
- oldest living
- some have stood over 3,000 years
- bark armor
- fire-resistant bark up to two feet thick
- needs flames
- cones often need fire to release seeds
- sheer mass
- General Sherman weighs roughly 1,200 tons
- shallow secret
- giants stay upright on roots only feet deep
general sherman — largest tree on earth by volume (52,500 cubic feet) in sequoia national park, california
general grant — second largest giant sequoia (46,600 cubic feet) in kings canyon national park, california
congress — third largest giant sequoia (45,000 cubic feet) in sequoia national park, california