The Friendly Giants

Each one of these are different kinds of Sequoia tree with history behind them. Dating back to the sprint of 1852 when it was founded by a man tracking a grizzly bear through the woods. Then, the land had gotten bid off in 1878 for $15,000, which was a lot of money then. By the 1930’s, Calaveras Big Tree Park had become protected by the State of California. Leaving these amazing trees to live and not be trifled with by man, and to be admired by thousands of people, to this day. Check out the boxes below to learn a little more about the trees before you see them in person!

Giant Sequoia Redwood

These trees are believed to have made it through the Ice Age, the fossil records date back over 180 million years to the age of the dinosaurs. The largest one in the park right now, has a base diameter of 30 ft., going up about 50 feet above ground. The diameter is still about half of the base, at 50 feet in the air, this tree has 16 ft. of trunk.

Twisted Giant Sequioa

Despite the few fallings they have, because of large burn scars, or the root system getting messed up, they can topple in a heavy wind. These trees are very indestructible. For example, the thick base protects it from other tree falls. The branches have fallen off on the ground, and just the branches had reached a diameter of 6 ft!

Burned Giant Sequioa

These trees have adapted to forest fires, getting only scars thoughout it's lifetime because of its thick, twisted bark. The branches don't get affected, due to how high the branches are. Although, the tree in the picture had its bark taken off by man, so it’s protective layer got removed, not able withstand the forest fires.