General Sherman giant sequoia in the Giant Forest of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. The “Sherminator” (some say) is on American Forest’s national national registry as the champion Sequoiadendron. October 2017, my wife Jan, joined me to visit this park. Surprisingly, the most outstanding sight was not General Sherman, but other scenery. The General is magnificent. But there’s […]
For anyone following on Facebook … Redwood National and State Parks posted videos August 7th & 9th with several rangers sharing about coast redwoods. All 3 videos made some claims about growth and foliage that sound incorrect. It’s worth the time to provide a few minutes of clarification. The August 7th video claimed that redwood “reiterations” ( extra […]
By Mario D. Vaden ISA Certified Arborist PNW-5584A This page is presented as a Certified Arborist Report incorporated into a written article. Coast redwood species may be the new “giant Sequoia” of this millennium. And to simply facts, that’s its genus name – Sequoia sempervirens In recent years Sequoiadendron sort of got nudged by coast […]
In the USA, champion trees are the largest for a species. The word “champion” denotes largest is based on a point tally, not total wood volume. Its a triathlon where points are awarded for height, circumference and crown spread. In the USA, American Forests manages the national registry and has the most recognized champion list. But when […]
2017 saw scores of hyperbola, opinion and fact pertaining to climate, change and redwoods. After hearing both sides, it was apparent nobody can predict the future. But a few tried and fear was a common thread. Personally, I would like the old growth redwood forests to last forever. But realistically, the future is unknown. Therefore, what is the […]
The redwood below is a rare albino coast redwood I refer to as “Generation Snowflake” It lurks in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, east of the Rockefeller (Tall) coast redwood. If you want to read more about these white trees, see my page on Albino Redwoods. Among these rare growths, Generation Snowflake exemplifies how fragile and dependent albino […]
Ever seen the Corkscrew Tree coast redwood in Prairie Creek? In 2017, I finally figured out how that redwood probably formed, and shared a short video to explain. In a nutshell, it’s a cathedral redwood that used to have a middle trunk that rotted or burned. The missing trunk’s convex or round surfaces caused the […]
The photo below is from January 2017. A rare winter dusting of snow and hail arrived around New Year’s Day and lingered for several days, sprinkling the redwood coast of Del Norte and Humboldt in northern California. An hour east, Cave Junction got upward of 20 inches snow, but the redwoods got just enough to enhance the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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