Two types of iconic sequoia trees have grown tall and strong in a surprising place: Michigan. One was believed to be extinct less than 100 years ago. The other is the largest living thing on Earth.

Roughly around the time of the Han Dynasty and just prior to the beginning of the Roman Empire, a tree began growing at an elevation of roughly 7,000 feet in what became known as the southern ...

This story appears in the December 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a gentle slope above a trail junction in Sequoia National Park, about 7,000 feet above sea level in the southern ...

Giant sequoias can thrive outside California, as proven by trees thriving in this state thanks to a nearby lake. The area is ...

How do you conserve an ancient wedge of giant tree? With solvent, buckets of conservation-grade resin and a lot of patience. Giant sequoias are among the largest organisms in the world. It took 12 ...

Kings Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the United States. The national park features the graceful peaks of the Sierra Crest as well as the majestic General Grant Grove of giant sequoias with ...