The past few years had been particularly rough for Visalia’s Sequoia Legacy Tree. A pattern of heavy winters and dry summers left the nearly 90-year-old tree susceptible to a particular type of ...

compare that to General Sherman at around 2,200 years old - and stands about 116 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter. The largest known giant sequoia tree east of the Rocky Mountains, it’s one of ...

The average life of a sequoia in the valley is only 80 years, and the tree is now over 90 years old. Despite ongoing treatment, arborists declared the tree dead in July 2024. It will be removed on ...

The careful treatment process exposed the natural surface of the wood, enhancing its appearance by revealing the sequoia's growth rings. Tree rings are created under the bark as the organism grows ...

DETROIT - A forest of reborn ancient giant sequoia trees will soon be planted in a Detroit neighborhood that has come together to support it. Arboretum Detroit, which owns and manages a system of ...

Beyond consequences for water quality and habitat, Sequoia & Kings Canyon face unprecedented, severe wildfires, threatening thousand-year-old trees – many that have already been lost to recent fires – ...