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Sequoiadendron giganteum
Giant sequoias are the world's largest trees by volume. They grow to an average height of 50–85 m (160–279 ft) and 6–8 m (20–26 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been measured to be 94.8 m (311 ft) in height and over 17 m (56 ft) in diameter. The oldest known giant sequoia based on ring count is 3,500 years old. Sequoia bark is fibrous, furrowed, and may be 90 cm (3.0 ft) thick at the base of the columnar trunk. It provides significant fire protection for the trees.
It occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
For my 2,500th spotting I choose one of the most impressive organism I've ever seen... the Giant Sequoias that I finally saw last year (fulfilling a childhood dream)
Spotted on Jun 3, 2012
Submitted on May 18, 2013
26 Comments (1–25)
Thank you Pauline
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Maria
Really impressive! Congratulations on your 2500!
Thank you Neil
congrats on 2500 Luis. Bravo!
Thank you Hemant
congratulations Luis
Thank you Karen.
Awesome series Luis & congrats on 2500 amazing spottings!
Thank you Fyn, Toshimi and Patty.
Congratulations for fulfilling your dream, reaching the 2, 500 th spotting and taking some beautiful pictures of the wonderful sequoias Luis! =)
I am glad these trees have a Tim Bombadil around ;)
Fantastic series and GREAT 2500th!
Awesome! Congratulations on 2,500!
Thank you all for your comments and likes. It means a lot to me.
Amazing Luis! Congrats on the 2500!
Congrats...an organism this old & large deserves a place of honor in your spottings! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! What an achievement! What a tree!!!
2500 .. GREAT TREE ... CONGRATULATIONS.. :)
Congrats Luis!
Congrats on 2500! Love these trees.
They're fantastic! Still remember the exhilaration I felt standing next to them when I was a child. Great 2,500th!
Congratulations Luis, both for the 2500th spotting and for fullfilling your dream. Now, that is a tree that is worth hugging...
Wow It has to be a especial feeling been next to this organism :)
Congratulations for 2,500 Luis :)
Thank you Alice. I've been in PN since January 2012. It has been a life changing experience for me. Project Noah has opened my eyes to see a world that it was always there but I didn't know.