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Giant sequoia
tree
My name is giant sequoia and my home is in western m; Life cycle: perenni Big tree
Sierra Nevada, California, United States. Some people
I have a tapering
call me the ‘largest living thing on the planet’. trunk, reddish brown
in colour, with a thick
Bio Height: 80 furrowed bark, up to
1.2 metres thick. As a
al grown up, the lower
half of my trunk is
clear of branches.
Towards the top, I
have a rounded crown
and my branches are
sweeping downward
with upturned ends.
My leaves are small
and scale-like.
Blast from
the past
The giant sequoia is the
sole member of the group
Sequoiadendron. Its first
written account was
found in the diary of the
European explorer
J K Leonard.
16–17
tree
My name is giant sequoia and my home is in western m; Life cycle: perenni Big tree
Sierra Nevada, California, United States. Some people
I have a tapering
call me the ‘largest living thing on the planet’. trunk, reddish brown
in colour, with a thick
Bio Height: 80 furrowed bark, up to
1.2 metres thick. As a
al grown up, the lower
half of my trunk is
clear of branches.
Towards the top, I
have a rounded crown
and my branches are
sweeping downward
with upturned ends.
My leaves are small
and scale-like.
Blast from
the past
The giant sequoia is the
sole member of the group
Sequoiadendron. Its first
written account was
found in the diary of the
European explorer
J K Leonard.
16–17
