It puts that wood around the trunk, which grows wider, and into the limbs and the branches, which grow thicker. The giant sequoia is a snow tree, Sillett says, adapted for long winters in the Sierra.

G eneral Sherman, a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), is a true behemoth of the plant kingdom.Standing at an impressive 275 feet (83.8 meters) tall, this tree dominates the landscape of ...

Nearly 500 saplings of the world's largest tree, the giant sequoia, have been planted in Brecon. The team behind the One Life One Tree project said it could be the largest plantation of its type ...