Titanic Cathedral Redwood

Continued from: Largest Coast Redwoods

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Copyright 2018 by Mario Vaden

The photo below in Prairie Creek redwood park, shows what is referred to as a Cathedral Tree or a Fairy Ring. It it the result of basal sprouts growing around the stump or trunk of an older tree. Basically, the giant coast redwood verson of suckers. Typically these are genetically the same as the parent redwood and share the same root system which can be very old. The main trunk of this one can be see back behind and it's huge, with some of the biggest bark ridges I've ever seen. This is in the Valley of the Lost Groves, at Prairie Creek redwoods. This Titanic giant is one of the larger cathedral redwoods in all the parks. It's not a champion tree for volume, but it sure is a nice sight to enjoy. It may be a record for total circumference. It is down the same abandoned trail described on my other page for the Knotty Lady redwood