but not for giant sequoias (or other tall species, including coast redwoods). Sillett and his team have disproved it by doing something that earlier forest ecologists didn’t: climbing the big ...

Towering hundreds of feet high, the Californian redwoods are a stunning natural wonder. Aside from their size, there are some ...

The biggest of northern California’s giant redwood trees grow more than 250 ... The poachers are locals who know the forest and their quarry, which makes it that much harder for rangers to ...

On day 323 of the transect, in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, I dropped over a log 18 feet in diameter into an abyss of giant botanical ... I’ve been walking in forests for 40 years ...

As some of the oldest trees on the planet, sequoias can live for thousands of years and never stop continue growing.

By comparison there are about 80,000 mature giant redwoods in their native range in the forests of California. "Half a million trees is quite a lot to go under the radar until now, but it's when ...

BEAUTY editor Tara Ledden gets up close and personal with giant Redwoods, samples refreshing wine, and tucks into American ...

A 200-year-old giant redwood tree in Swansea has been chopped down "by mistake" by a housing developer. The tree was planted by the land-owning family who created what is now Penllergaer Valley Woods.

Redwood Canyon and Muir Grove are also great places for longer treks. The Giant Forest is also home to the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living tree – by volume – in the world.

A carbon-busting tree scheme commemorating Ribble Valley Council’s 50th anniversary has seen a giant redwood planted at Clitheroe Castle.

Redwood Canyon and Muir Grove are also great places for longer treks. The Giant Forest is also home to the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living tree – by volume – in the world.