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Naming Redwoods vs. Not Naming Redwoods

In years gone by many giant tree discoveries have been named and publicized including a bunch of coast redwoods and giant sequoias. Almost everybody I ever met was comfortable with that tradition, until about six years ago. A contrary philosophy  emerged from some researchers and rangers, who  think it’s better to not give names to redwoods. They […]

Church Tree Coast Redwood, as wide as El Viiejo del Norte in the Grove of Titans

Church Tree Redwood & Cave, 22.5′ Diameter

Back in April, 2013, I posted about a Church Tree coast redwood on account of it’s large cave inside, comparable to a room. It came to mind again because someone posted a photo on Instagram of about twelve people in a hollow of a redwood. Recalling the Church Tree, it was apparent that possibly 50 […]