Giant Sequoia Tree Photos, Sequoiadendron giganteum

Photos of Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant sequoia tree
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The General Lee, an enormous Sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
The General Lee, an enormous Sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
The cone of a Sequoia tree is surprisingly small, given the enormity of the tree itself. Once the cone has fallen to the forest floor, fire will cause the seeds to be released from the cone. In this way fire actually aids in the creation of a healthy Sequoia grove, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
The cone of a Sequoia tree is surprisingly small, given the enormity of the tree itself. Once the cone has fallen to the forest floor, fire will cause the seeds to be released from the cone. In this way fire actually aids in the creation of a healthy Sequoia grove, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky, creating a canopy of branches hundreds of feet above the forest floor, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky, creating a canopy of branches hundreds of feet above the forest floor, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Fire damage is apparent on the bark of this large Sequoia tree. Its fibrous, fire-resistant bark, 2 feet or more in thickness on some Sequoias, helps protect the giant trees from more severe damage during fires, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Ferns carpet the forest floor next to a fallen Sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Ferns carpet the forest floor next to a fallen Sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. Grant Grove, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. Grant Grove, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. Grant Grove, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
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