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Giant Cost Redwood or Sequoia sempervirens <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154335/giant_coast_redwood_or_sequoia_sempervirens.html" title="Giant Coast Redwood or Sequoia sempervirens"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5803/154335_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hF8j5OAsD0WakrlXK%2FQQcMpJKq4%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Giant Coast Redwood or Sequoia sempervirens Leggett, CA. Hole 6 feet wide and 6.75 feet tall was cut in 1937 to compete with a similar tree in Yosemite National Park. There are several drive through trees in the area from a bygone era . Fall,Geotagged,Sequoia sempervirens,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Sequoia sempervirens,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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''Sequoia sempervirens'' is the sole living species of the genus ''Sequoia'' in the cypress family Cupressaceae . Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood, and California redwood. It is an evergreen, long-lived, monoecious tree living 1,200–2,200 years or more. This species includes the tallest living trees on Earth, reaching up to 115.9 m in height and up to 8.9 m in diameter at breast height. These trees are also among the longest-living organisms on Earth. Before commercial logging.. more

Similar species: Cupressales
Species identified by William Bodine
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Uploaded Oct 12, 2023. Captured Oct 1, 2023 12:38 in 25 Hamilton Ln, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO640
  • 24mm