The Small and the Mighty

Smaller dogwoods and ferns exploding with fall color are set against the immense size of the giant sequoia. This picture was taken in the Giant... more

by Lynn Bauer

Title

The Small and the Mighty

Artist

Lynn Bauer

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Smaller dogwoods and ferns exploding with fall color are set against the immense size of the giant sequoia. This picture was taken in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park.
The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, lies within Sequoia National Park. This forest, situated at over 6,000 feet above sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of 1,880 acres. The Giant Forest is the most accessible of all giant sequoia groves, as it has over 40 miles of hiking trails.

Five of the ten most massive trees on the planet are located within the Giant Forest. The largest of these, the General Sherman tree, measures 36.5 feet (11.1 m) across the base. The giant sequoia tree is the most massive species of tree on earth, and one of just five tree species documented to grow to 300 feet in height (the others are Coast Redwood, Eucalyptus Regnans, Douglas fir, and Sitka Spruce). It is also among the longest-lived of all trees on the planet.

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January 22nd, 2012