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Yosemite National Park Sequoia National Forest State of California YYoosseemmiittee NNaattiioonnaall PPaarrkk SSeeqquuooiiaa NNaattiioonnaall FFoorreesstt A Large giant sequoia in Long Meadow grove being measured for diameter. Redwood Facts: The Sequoia National Forest is in the process of conducting inventory of giant sequoia groves to learn more about their structure, tree species composition, fuel buildup, growth rates, incidence of insect and disease activity, and other 2) Redwoods (red areas) grown naturally only in a elements. Inventory data will help forest managers learn about relative grove narrow strip along the Pacific Coast. health, susceptibility to damage from wildfires, and opportunities for a) Height: To 367.8 ft. recreational interpretation. b) Age: to 2,000 years c) Weight: to 1.6 million lbs. d) Bark: to 12 in thick e) Branches: to 5 ft. diam. f) Bases: to 22 ft. diam. g) Reproduce: by seed or sprout h) Seed size: Like tomato seeds i) Cone size: Like large olive A View looking north from the south end of Converse grove, the largest of all giant Sequoia groves. Spanning over 3,700 acres. Virtually all of the giant sequoia trees here are 100 years old or less – a result of the late 1800’s Sequoia Facts: clearout logging and two major forest fires in 1928 and 1955. Some of these 100 year old sequoias are over 150 feet tall. 1) Sequoias (brown areas) grown naturally only on the west slope of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. a) Height: To 311 ft. Notable Facts: b) Age: to 3,200 years c) Weight: to 2.7 million lbs. 1) The General Sherman tree, worlds largest living d) Bark: to 31 in thick thing, is in Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park. e) Branches: to 8 ft. diam. 2) The General Grant, the Nations Christmas Tree, is in f) Bases: to 40 ft. diam. Grant grove, Kings Canyon National Park. g) Reproduce: by seed only 3) The Worlds first, second, third and sixth tallest trees h) Seed size: Like oat flakes grow within a mile of each other on Redwood Creek i) Cone size: Like chicken eggs along the northern California coast in Redwood National Park. 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