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 […]
If you are not familiar with the “ghost” redwoods, take a moment to read my page about Albino Redwoods. During recent years there has been some extra research about albino coast redwoods. In this post I plan to bury what appears to be a growing myth stemming from opinions about that research. In a nutshell, […]
Went for a drive this afternoon with my wife and our dogs to scout a photo shoot location for a woman who plays the harp. On the way back we met a man who moments earlier spotted mountain lion tracks to the side of the road. It was apparent he has a grasp for the […]
So … I underestimated. Earlier this year, I estimated that a study plot of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park had at least 8,000 sq. ft. loss of native plants. In July 2016, Redwood National and State Parks posted the sign shown below, stating 3300 square meters of area was damaged. About 4 times greater than […]
The last couple months, a lot of updates were added to the redwood pages. Information and photos. And there are new pages. You can find most of the links in the menu. But here’s a head start to find some of the new stuff: 1. Redwood Giants > Largest 15 > Drury Giant 2. Redwood Giants > […]
The photo below shows a coast redwood cone on a stump near Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Sometimes there are plenty of cones under single coast redwoods. But if you pay close attention, sometimes few if any redwood cones can be found along a trail’s full length. Cone growth and numbers vary from year to year […]
The question could be “is Stout Grove as you knew it, perishing? The big redwood which fell around 2013 – 2014 in Stout Grove, was an interesting revelation. It opened a 7 ft. deep pit, a hidden chapter from the past. For me at least, that’s a testimonial from the grove that this redwood’s origin was […]
Years ago, Robert Van Pelt wrote in Forest Giants, that there’s always a bigger one out there somewhere. And sure enough, 2016 chimes-in with another discovery in Redwood National and State Parks, January 30th, 3:30 pm. The redwood forest raised the bar once again with a new discovery called “Hail Storm” You may have seen the note on my redwood […]
This December, I wrote a new page about Coast Redwood species having the widest tree trunk known around the planet. Wider than Giant Sequoia or the El Arbor del Tule. The page adds a “footprint” drawing for El Arbor to show how its diameter can become exaggerated compared to other trunks that have a more entire […]
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