The nature of our planet is amazing and strikingly diverse. About this, for example, pronounced the real giants of the world Flora - Sequoia. Majestic trees are growing throughout than one millennium, they reach a height of a hundred meters, and individual representatives even exceed this threshold. Just amazing! Of course, such amazing plants will not meet every step. So, we will tell about where the giant sequiquies grow.
Where does the sequoia grow in vivo?
Unfortunately, the land of North America is the only place where the sequoia tree grows. Evergreen giggling grows on the Pacific coast on a narrow sushi strip with a width of up to 75 km and a length of up to 750 km.
It is suitable for the warm and wet climate of North and Central California and South Oregon. In addition, the sequoia can be found in ravines and gorges, where there are fogs. The most beautiful representatives of the sequoia are found on the lands of the Redwood National Park and in Sequoia National Park.
Where are the sequoil?
In addition to natural growth, a natural giant is grown in the UK, Hawaii, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa. As you can see, mostly countries that have a sea yo.
If we talk about whether the sequoia is growing in Russia, fortunately, the opportunity to contemplate this beautiful in his giganish growth tree is also with us. Since the presence of a warm climate and marine moisture is possible only on the Black Sea coast, the place where the sequoia is growing in Russia is the Krasnodar region. In Sochi Arndrairia, there is a small plot planted so far not by giant evergreen trees. But who knows, maybe, after one or two thousand years, there will be proudly tower over the surroundings sharp vertices of the Stater Square.
Sequoia Sempervirens. (D.Don) Endl. - Sequoia evergreen, or Sequoia red.
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Name
The generic name was proposed by the Austrian Botany Stefan Endleicher in 1847 for a tree previously known called Taxodium Sempervivens D.Don., Endleicher did not indicate its origin. In 1854, Eys Gray, who admitted the need to allocate the genus, wrote about the new name as "senseless and intact." In 1858, George Gordon published the etymology of the generic names of a number of generics of coniferous plants proposed by the endlyhercher, but did not find explanations by the name "Sequoia".
In 1868, the Geologist of California Gozayia Duight Whitney in the Josemite Guide The Yosemite Book pointed out that the plant was named after Sequoia (George hess) ( Sequoyah, OK. 1770 - OK. 1843) - Chief of the Indian tribe of the Cherokee, the inventor of the syllated alphabet of the Cherokee (1826) and the founder of the newspaper in the Cherokee language. On Whitney, Endleicher learned about the Indian leader from the article in Country Gentleman., attracted his attention. From subsequent publications The Yosemite Book phrase about the article in Country Gentleman. It was removed due to its obvious error. Endleicher published the name in 1847, died on March 28, 1849, and the first number Country Gentleman. It was released only on November 4, 1852. IN Country Gentleman. There was indeed an article with the mention of sequoia only on January 24, 1856. This article described a tree Sequoia Gigantea.And also first assumed that it was named by the name of the Indian leader.
In 1860 in the journal THE GARDERER'S MONTHLY There are two articles, in the first of which some L. supported the justification of the name of the plant's kind of plants with the name of an outstanding Indian leader, and in the second editor of Thomas Miire reported that no evidence that the genus was named the name of Sequoia, neither he nor L. No, however, it seems likely to them.
George Gordon in 1862 suggested that Sequoia. Educated from Lat. Sequī - "Follow with something", in his opinion, this genus "follows" for the reason for the taxodium, from which Endleicer allocated him. However, he highlighted the rod glyptostrobus from the genus, and called him completely differently.
It should be noted that in the natural distribution area, sequoia is more known as "Red Tree" (English Redwood, or Coastal Redwood, or California Redwood), the Redwood and Muirsky Forest reserves are located in this area; At the same time, the plants of the relative species of the sequiladron are known as "Giant Sequoia". It is the last growing in the Sequoia National Park.
Botanical description
Distribution and ecology
Growing out in the US along the coast of the Pacific Ocean on a length of about 750 km and wide from 8 to 75 km from California to South-West Oregon, and is also grown in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, in the south-east of the United States from Eastern Texas to Maryland, in Hawaii , in New Zealand, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, South Africa and Mexico. The average heights are 30-750 m above sea level, sometimes trees are growing at the coast itself, sometimes climbing to a height of up to 920 m. Sequoia loves the humidity that brings with them the sea. The highest and oldest trees grow in the gorges and deep ravines, where the streams of wet air can reach all year round and where the fogs occur regularly. Trees growing above the fog layer (above 700 m) are lower and less due to dry, windy and cool conditions.
- Application
- Wood characteristic
- Used varieties
Sequoiean in the family of cypressive occupy a special place, including several births of truly unique trees, the only representatives of which are sequoia sempervirens - the sequoia evergreen or red (redwood) and sequoiadendron - the secoileradron giant.
Giant pines As else is called sequoia, in antiquity were distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, today in our country several copies of trees are planted in the parks of the Black Sea coast, they are also growing them in greenhouses or botanical gardens. But the only place where the natural area of \u200b\u200btheir habitat is preserved is a relatively small territory of the Pacific coast of North America: Redwood National Park and Muri Forest Reserve in California, a length of about 800 km and a width of about 80 km, a small part of Eastern Texas and Maryland, East Coast Canada.
Description of type
The origin of the name "Sequoia" given to him by the Austrian biologist Stefan Endlieger was a lot of disputes. Opinions were expressed that this is an empty set of sounds, the designation of the sequential order of seed location in the cones and, finally, the name of the famous choleka tribe. The last option is considered the most likely.
These trees prefer the wet sea climate, which is explained by their concentration on the ocean. They are called the giants not in vain - the height of the sequoia is rarely below 60 m, more often there are higher specimens - up to 100-115 m. The width of the trunks corresponds to the giant dimensions - in diameter, the giants reach 18 m, and 6-meter trees - a completely medium scale for sequoia . At the same time, certain species differences are traced: the giant sequiladron below is about 70-90 m, but it is thicker than the trunk, gaining half-blooded to 37 m, while the "thin-government" 6-meter evergreen sequoia, or Redwood, grows up to 100 m and above . The weight of one plant exceeds 1000 kg. People against the background of these hectares look like Liliputs.
The genus Metasequoia Glyptostroboides is a metasexing glipstockoid, growing in China, evergreen coniferous tree. Also included in the subfamily, but does not have cyclopeic sizes, being a rather medium scale with a tree belonging to the endangered species.
The size of the plants is impressive, the age of them is striking: to climb the height of the skyscraper and grow thick with the house, the giant pine is sometimes required for more than 1000 years. Separate unicumes live and longer - up to 2000 and 3,500 years. But this is not the limit: There are information about the 6000-year-old trees. Scientists are determined by the layers of the wood of these relics weather conditions - the amount of precipitation, the ambient air temperature on the ground, the former hundred years ago.
"General Sherman", "Hyperion", "Stratospheric giant" and others, the most famous specimens of sequoia are peculiar natural monuments to admire who thousands of tourists arrive in California national parks. Passage on the highway laid through the giants groves can be considered a real journey through the fabulous world of grand giants. In the way there are tunnels for cars, pierced in false trees, huge stumps, on the surface of which it is possible to place a whole parking, to arrange a dance floor or an open-air café.
Sequoia - monodomal trees, mostly in line. The bark is extremely thick and soft, from 30 to 80 cm in width, quite easily peeling. In young plants, it has a bright red color, for which they are often called american red tree. An old-timers have a dark cortex. Loose like a sponge, it is able to accumulate a lot of moisture necessary for the growth of moisture, serves as a trunk protection from adverse external conditions and even forest fires. The root system is widely branched, is relatively shallow. The branches of the sequoia are growing horizontally towards the trunk, in secretlendons they often hang down like the tusks of mammoths, for which they are nicknamed with mammoth trees. Crowns are very thick, pyramidal form, a cup of 20 to 20 mm long, scaly, flat. The cones are rounded, in size of 3-3.5 cm, consist of twisted spiral scales. Sequoia seeds are small - up to 3-4 mm, ripen in October, in one shishke they are found from 3 to 7 pieces.
Pests do not damage giant pines - like all sorts of coniferous, sequoia contain many phytoncides, destroying for insects and pathogenic microorganisms.
An important property of trees is the ability to quickly recover after mechanical damage - even the removal of the cortex does not become an obstacle for further growth, and on the site of fully conceded copies quickly rises a new young piglery.
Sequoia relative to frost resistant, capable of withstanding cold up to -20 ° C, which makes it possible to plan their planning in the southern and moderate regions of Russia. It is multiplied not only by seeds, but also cuttings, as well as vaccinations, allows you to bring new, including decorative varieties of various sizes, shapes and colors, perfectly suitable for landscaping landscapes.
Wood characteristic
Wood evergreen sequoia and giant sequoedendron is recognized in the world of one of the best conifers. In quality, it is similar to her fir, but with greater resistance to the fungus.
Red California tree, as the sequoine is called, has deserved considerable popularity. It grows 10 times faster than birch, and an array of one log can reach 2500 kg. Sequoia refers to soft wood types. Slotch thin light cream shade, more loose compared to the central part. Sound wood has a greater value, it is a light cherry, carmine or light brown shade with homogeneous core rays and vertical rows of resin cells. It has a pronounced contrast pattern formed by darker annual rings. Young layers are less dense compared to the elders. Lumber of lumber straight, switches almost never occurs.
In the process of pretreatment, the freshly serrated material is practically not cracking and does not breed, the density due to the lack of internal stress in the sequoia is insignificant, despite the high natural humidity. Dry wood has density About 450 kg / cube. m, durable, well resists compression and twisting, pretty lightweight, resistant to mold, damage to insects, rotting. The term of its service is over 40 years, in conditions of contact with soil - about 25.
Used varieties
The best variety is the so-called pure none wood without the content of bitch and other vices, an equal deployment, with a flawless texture and the right geometric pattern. It passes drying in natural conditions, is not exposed to high temperatures. Such material is used exclusively for the production of products and finishing of the extra-class.
Less quality, but rather practical and durable are the varieties of wood: just clean and sound b. They are able to pass a pre-drying in the furnaces, include a small amount of crook, they have a bitch and other defects. These species are used to make various external structures, supporting structures, flooring terraces, installation of fences.
In addition, inside less valuable varieties there is its own gradation:
- construction (deck) Sound - includes fragments with a large number of bitch, designed for beams, flooring, supports;
- construction ordinary - represents a mixture of frozen and kernel, is used for various land facilities: arbors, veranda, genital flooring, fences;
- trading none is a kind of clean, but cheaper wood, the composition includes various defects: cracks, knots, marriage in processing. It is used for outdoor work, where decorative qualities are not important, but high strength and resistance to adverse factors are required;
- trading - the lower variety, which implies the presence of the swamp, is used only for external work: the construction of fences, formwork of supporting walls.
Sequoia is easy to succumb to any types of processing: sawing, scraping, cutting with mechanical and manual tools. It is well holding screws, nails and staples, rolled by versions, polished and polished, gluits and stained.
Application
High performance characteristics and beautiful appearance allow you to apply this wood anywhere: for external and internal works, in construction, furniture, turning industry, for the manufacture of facing and decorating trimbs. In their homeland, there are pillars and sleepers, various retaining parts, street benches, stairs, finishing panels, window frames, shoals, doors, internal trimming of trailers, cars, yacht cabins, wooden tiles, paper.
Sequoia does not smell, thanks to which it can contact with food products, and besides, it is great for making cigar cases and boxes, honey storage barrels, spice boxes.
Firefighter firewalls and sequoia exits were made historically due to the high stability of this wood to the effects of fire.
Everyone was heard about this tree, but they can admire it a little. Despite its tremendous popularity, due to a number of reasons, its distribution is limited. Sequoia is a tree that refers to the genus of coniferous, family of cypress, subfamily of sequoioideae. It consists of two types: giant and evergreen sequoia. Both of these species grow in North America on the Pacific Coast.
Scientists are confident that in the distant past, this amazing plant settled all the northern hemisphere of our planet. The tree did not receive its modern name immediately: the British and Americans tried to perpetuate their heroes in it. Then a compromise was achieved: the tree was decided to call in honor of the leader of the tribe of the Cherokee - Sequoyah, ironically calling his people to the fight against the British, and against the Americans.
Evergreen and the highestToday, this plant grows only in a small area in Northern California and South Oregon, on a narrow coastal strip. Evergreen sequoia - a tree that is the highest of existing in our time on Earth. Usually its height ranges from 60 to 90 meters, but there were also copies with growth above 100 m, and one of them reached even 113 meters. Most of all, they are growing at the Redwood National Park, on the slopes of the mountains addressed to the ocean, and foothill valleys.
Sequoia trunk has a very thick and fibrous bark. While the plant is young, it branches along the entire length of the trunk, but with age the lower branches are lost, and only a dense crown is formed at the top. The undergrowth in such a forest develops bad due to lack of lighting. Despite the fact that the adult tree of the seed gives a lot, only a small part of them will germinate, and even this part has to be very difficult - there is not enough sunshine. Because of such slow reproduction, the sequoia (the tree used to be intensively intensively) turned out to be on the verge of extinction. Today, the main places of growth are taken under protection, and the barbaric of their deforestation is discontinued.
The territory of this huge North American reserve is the main storage of right is considered the greatest living organism. There are no living in nature on the dimensions and the life expectancy of the lifetime. The existence of a giant sequoia is calculated not dozens and not even hundred years, but millennia - it can live to 4000 years. For such a long period, it grows in a height of up to 95 meters, and in diameter it grows up to 10 meters and more. - This is the name of the sequoia - a tree (his photo bypassed the whole world), who already lived for 4000 years and continuing to grow, today its weight is 2995796 kg.
The highest tree growing today is a stratospheric giant. It is located in the Redwood National Park. In 2002, its height was 112.56 m.
The highest tree on the ground was a giant dyerville. When he collapsed, it was possible to determine that his height is 113.4 m. He lived about 1600 years.
Currently, 15 sequel have a height of more than 110 meters, and 47 trees have already come close to the mark of 105 m. So, perhaps, the record of the Giant Dyerville will be broken. It is said that in 1912, a sequoia was condensed with a height of 115.8 m. But this fact is not proven.
The most voluminous sequoia is a tree named General Sherman. Its volume has already exceeded 1487 cubic meters. m. argue that in 1926 a tree with a volume of 1794 cube. m. But check it is no longer possible.
Sequoia is a hero tree, one of the highest and ancient trees on our planet. Its sizes shock, change the idea of \u200b\u200bthe trees to which we are accustomed to in puppet cities. This feeling of himself will not leave you for a long time. It is clearly not placed in the framework of the perception of a modern person who are usually equivalent to the size of the phone - the eyes are trapped into different directions, wanting to argue 111 meters of wildlife with a single eye and not to choose.
The ability to see the world entirely without tearing it on the footage was probably the most ordinary for people who lived once among such giants.
Where did the name come from?
Only one tree awarded the name of the People's Chief. This was what the Indian tribe of Iroquozov in North America: Wanting to perpetuate the memory of his outstanding leader of the sequel, they assigned his name to one of the most unusual and majestic trees. This is, the sequel, invented Indian writing, headed the liberation struggle of the Iroquois against foreign enslavers, was the first folk enlightener.
Delivered, though, numerous attempts to rename the sequoore. So, immediately after the opening of the sequoia, the Europeans were correcting it by California Pine, and subsequently called the Mammoth Tree (for the similarities of the old sagging branches with Mammoth's Talms). Some time passed, and the English Botanist Lindlay, for the first time scientifically described this tree, gave her a new name - Wellington in honor of the English commander Wellington, distinguished in the battle with the troops of Napoleon under Waterloo. The Americans decided not to lag behind and hurried to paint the sequoore of Washington, in memory of their first president Justice Washington.
How much does a tree live?
Numerous studies show that her age can reach 6,000 years: it is more than the whole ancient, medium and new history of mankind. Some sequoias on many centuries older than Egyptian pyramids.
Where does the sequoia grow?
Specialists of many countries argue that in distant geological periods of sequoia grew throughout the land.
Now the most ancient sequoia giant grown in the US along the coast of the Pacific Ocean on a length of about 750 km and a width from 8 to 75 km from California to South-West Oregon. Also Sequoia is grown in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, in the south-east of the United States from Eastern Texas to Maryland, in Hawaii, in New Zealand, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, South Africa and Mexico. The average heights are 30-750 m above sea level, sometimes trees are growing at the coast itself, sometimes climbing to a height of up to 920 m. Sequoia loves the humidity that brings with them the sea. The highest and oldest trees grow in the gorges and deep ravines, where the streams of wet air can reach all year round and where the fogs occur regularly. Trees growing above the fog layer (above 700 m) are lower and less due to dry, windy and cool conditions.
Russian sequoia
The efforts of our scientists on the acclimatization of the sequoia did not immediately give encouraging results. Only after long experiments, she began to grow in the parks of the Crimea, the Caucasus, in the south of Central Asia and in Transcarpathia. It has been established that in our conditions it can carry frosts not more than 18-20 degrees.
Seeds received from our sequel, boiled badly, and only after applying artificial pollination proposed by Soviet Michurinets, managed to increase their germination to 50 - 60%. Well mastered and vegetative reproduction by the sequel: cuttings or vaccinations.
Pioneers acclimatization of the trees-giants in our country were scientists-botany from Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Sequoia is grown here since 1850. It is in the Nikitsky Garden that is the oldest in Europe, a copy of the sequoia giant, and in many parks of the South Crimea and the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus now it has now been almost a mandatory tree. The height of its individual specimens (in the park, Fruunzenskoye, in the Crimea, in the Batuman Botanical Garden on the Green Cape and other places) exceeds 50 meters.
Why do scientists love sequoile?
The longevity of Sequoia is put on the service of science. With the help of these ancient residents, scientists managed to look into the depths of thousands of years. Due to the annual rings on transverse sections of huge trunks, the researchers received quite reliable data on the climate of the long-lasting time. After all, sequoia, reacting to weather variables, regularly and, respectively, the amount of precipitation of each year has grown thicker, then thinner layers of wood, or annual rings. Scientists investigated trunks over 450 such giants. These materials made it possible to trace the weather in more than 2,000 years. As a result, it became, for example, it is known that 2000, 900 and 600 years ago there were periods, very rich in precipitates, and periods that are 1200 and 1400, distinguished from us, differed on rarity long and cruel droughts.
American scientists with the help of the sequel learned also the weather over close time. So, it was possible to establish that 1900 and 1934 were marked for the North American continent the strongest drought over the last 1200 years.
Not afraid of fires
The adult sequoia bark is about half a meter thick and as if the sponge absorbs water. Thanks to such a structure, these trees are not completely afraid of fires, which in coniferous forests are not uncommon - young trees are dying with a thin bark, the old to destroy the fire and did not succeed and this is for thousands of years of permanent attempts.
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Sequoia pays a high price for its greatness. Gondo towering over the rest of the trees, it like the magnetized rod attracts lightning. Despite the deadly blows, many trees manage to survive, dropping fearful branches.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarota
Kingdom: Plants
Department: Conifers
Class: Conifer (Pinopsida Burnett, 1835)
Order: pine
Family: Cypress
Submissions: Sequoia
Rod: Sequoia
International Scientific name
Sequoia Endl. (1847), NOM. Cons.
Subsidiaries
Sequoia evergreen
Sequoia Sempervirens (D.DON) Endl.
Secure status
Vu from English. Vulnerable Species - vulnerable. Security status assigned by biological species that are under risk to become extinct
Botanical description
Sequoia - evergreen monocoa tree.
There are female and men's flowers for female and men's flowers (when understanding in a broad sense - men's and women's generative bodies) are located on one individual ("in the same house"). Obdomnity is more often found in wind-sour plants. Overcoat plants include: watermelon, birch, beech, walnut, oak, corn, wood, cucumber, alder, pumpkin and other pumpkin, breadwinner. Upon understanding of the oneness, there is also a spruce, pine, as well as many mosses and algae.
Crown of conical shape, branches grow horizontally or with a slight tilt down. The bark is very thick, up to 30 cm thick, and relatively soft, fibrous, red-brown immediately after removing it (hence the name "Red Tree"), with time it darkens. The root system consists of shallow shroud, widely spreading lateral roots. Leaves in young trees are elongated and flat, length 15-25 mm, in the top of the crown of old trees - scratched, length from 5 to 10 mm.
It is useful for its qualities and very thick (in comparison with other rocks of trees) Cora Sequoia, which, like a sponge, absorbs water well. Thanks to such a structure of the bark, these trees are not completely afraid of fires.
Egg-shaped cones, 15-32 mm long, with 15-25 spiral flashed scales; Pollination occurs at the end of winter, maturation - after 8-9 months. In each chiske, there are 3-7 seeds, each of which has 3-4 mm in length and 0.5 mm in width. Seeds are poured when the bump dries and opens.
The sequoia genome (component of 31,500 megabases) is one of the largest among conifers, and this is the only hexaploid known at the present moment among voted.
How to grow sequel at home
Initially, the sequoia did not grow in our climate, but thanks to the efforts of the districts and dendrologists, seemed sustainable climates sustainable climates. It is better to find the nearest place to germinate these trees. After receiving sequoia seeds, they should be prepared for landing. It is better to make it better in the spring, so that young sequices have managed to grow to the offensive of the next winter. To begin with, the seeds should be "overwhelming" in the refrigerator for about a week. At the same time, it is not worth putting them in the freezer, there is enough temperature about +6 C. Then you need to arrange a "thaw" to them, seeing a couple of days in a thawed water room temperature. Seed seeds should be in sandy-clay well-moisturized soil, sprinkling the ground by 1-2 mm, and it is important that the sunlight falls on the seed. At this time, they can be covered with a food film or a transparent cap.
A couple of times a day of sowing must be tired and sprayed. It is very important at the same time to contain the land is wet, but not wet, since the sprouts are often dying from the convergence. To avoid this, sprouts should be sprayed from the sprayer, and not water from the watering. The part of the sequel is low, at the best case you will have 15-25% of seeds. The first shoots may appear in 2 days, and maybe after 2 months.
As soon as the sprouts appear, the film or the cap will be removed immediately. Without free circulation, the sprouts quickly die. A couple of days after the crossing, the sprout relieves the dry skin of the seeds. If he has difficulty with this, it is possible to help him carefully. Young sprouts love the sun, but they should be contacted them from entering direct sunlight. One should not contain small sequiques close to heating devices. Dry air is harmful to them. For 5 months you will have a miniature Christmas tree. Sequoil at the age of 3 years should be kept in the pot and regularly water. Dry periods are for sequoia stress, as a result of which it slows down growth. Two-year plants can be kept in the yard in warm weather. For the winter, the tree should be made to the house. From spring it can be kept outside in a well-lit place. Thawing height of 1-1.5 m can already be planted in open ground. In European climatic conditions, sequoia is withstanding frost to -18 S.
Lumberjacks hunt sequel
For the reddish, as if impregnated with carminous wood, the sequoore is sometimes called red wood. Her wood appreciates not only because of the original color, but also because of unusual physical properties: it is easy, like the aspen, and pyrical, like Pavlovnia, perfectly opposes rotting in the ground and water, is easily amenable to every processing.
Facts
The highest sequoia that received the name "Hyperion" was found in the summer of 2006, Chris Atkins (English Chris Atkins) and Michael Taylor (Michael Taylor) in the Redwood National Park north of San Francisco. The height of the tree is 115.61 meters. The researchers stated that the damage caused by the tree at the top of the woodpecker, prevented the sequoore to reach a height of 115.8 meters (380 feet).
The height of more than 110 m has 15 now growing trees, and more than 105 m - 47 trees.
Some argue that the height of the sequoia, fired in 1912, was 115.8 m.
The second place in height after the sequoia is occupied by Douglasia (pseudo Menzis). The highest of the currently living pseudotensug of Menzis - "Doerner Fir" (previously known as BRUMMIT FIR) - has 99.4 m in height.
In 2004, in the journal Nature, a study was published by the University of Northern Arizona, according to which the maximum theoretical height of the sequoia (or any other tree) is limited to 122-130 meters due to gravity and friction between water and the pores of the wood through which it wakes.
The most common tree among the sequel (Red Woods) is "Titan del Norte" (English) Russian. The volume of this sequoia is estimated at 1044.7 m³, the height is 93.57 m, and the diameter is 7.22 m. Among all Trees growing on Earth only 15 gigantic departures (sequiladron) massive than him. Sequiladrons (English Giant Sequoia) are somewhat shorter, but they have a thicker trunk than the sequel. Thus, the volume of the largest instance of the secrethedron "General Sherman" is equal to 1487 m³.
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park (English Sequoia National Park) - National Park in the United States, is located in the southern part of Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia (English) in California. The park was founded in 1890, the third after Yellowstone National Parks (from 1872) and Machino (1875-1895). Park area is 1635 km². The park has a mountain relief, rising from a height of about 400 meters above sea level in the foothills to the highest point in the adjacent 48 states - the vertices of the Whitney Mountain (4421.1 m). The park borders with Kings-Canyon National Park; Since 1943, both parks are managed by the United States National Parks as a single division - Sequoia National Parks and Kings Canyon.
The park is most famous for its giant sequiques, including a copy called General Sherman - the largest (volume of wood) tree on Earth. In 2009, the volume of wood of this tree was a little less than 1500 cubic meters. General Sherman grows in the grove "Giant Forest" (English Giant Forest), in which there are five of the ten largest wood trees in the world. Giant forest is connected by the Grant Grove, the Grant Grove (Grant Grove) in the Kings Canyon National Park, where, among others, the general Grant Tree is growing, the second in the world of wood.
More attractions include Maro's rock, which can be climbed by the staircase specifically built in the 1930s to look around the surroundings from a height of 75 meters above Earth.
So I want to prick a couple of dinosaurs here.
How to photograph Sequoia
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