Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia
Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia

Author: Scott Meyers

Publisher: Cider Mill Press

Published: 2010-04-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781604331431

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Sequoias are the biggest trees in the world. Now you can grow your own! The Giant Sequoia is an evergreen long-lived tree living for up to 2,200 years. They are the tallest trees on Earth, reaching up to 115.5 m (379.1 ft) in height and 8 m (26ft) diameter at breast height. They are native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States. Sequoia National Park is the laregest known forest of such trees, Early settlers hacked tunnels through their trunks as tourist attractions which vactioners now drive their cars through. For more than a millennium, the Giant Sequoias have dominated the forests of the Northwestern coastline of the US, and have come to symbolize longevity, strength, majesty, prosperity, and power. Now you can grow these ancient trees in your own home and leave a legacy to your children, your grand children, and your great grand children. Each kit comes with germinated seeds, growing medium and a dish to start your small plant on its way to millennium's worth of growth and prosperity.

King Sequoia
King Sequoia

Author: William C. Tweed

Publisher: Heyday.ORIM

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1597143561

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A naturist and historian for the National Parks Service offers a lively history of the giant sequoias of California and the love of nature they inspired. Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of some of the world’s largest and oldest trees in a narrative that travels deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains, across the American West, and all the way to New Zealand. Along the way, he explores the American public's evolving relationship with sequoias, also known simply and affectionately as Big Trees. It’s no surprise that the sequoia groves of Yosemite and Calaveras were early tourist destinations. The species was the embodiment of California's superlative appeal. These giant redwoods were so beloved that special protections efforts sprang up to protect them from logging interests—and so began the notion of National Parks. Later, as science evolved to consider landscapes more holistically, sequoias once again played a major role in shaping this new perspective. Featuring a fascinating cast of adventurers, researchers, politicians, and environmentalists, King Sequoia reveals how one tree species transformed Americans' connection to the natural world.

Giant Sequoia Trees
Giant Sequoia Trees

Author: Ginger Wadsworth

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780822530015

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Describes the characteristics of the world's largest living trees, looks at their lifecycle, and discusses their ecological role

The Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia Kit
The Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia Kit

Author: Cider Mill Press

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 1646430751

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Plant and grow the tallest and biggest tree in the world in your very own backyard with The Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia Kit! Sequoias are the biggest trees in the world. Now you can grow your own! Native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon the Giant Sequoia is an evergreen that can grow over 350 feet tall and up to 25 feet in diameter. These stunning trees have come to symbolize longevity, strength, majesty, prosperity, and power. Each kit comes with germinated seeds, a growing medium, and a dish to start your small plant on its way to millennium's worth of growth and prosperity. Children and adults will celebrate trees and the power of saving them with this fun and informative kit!

The Sequoia Lives on
The Sequoia Lives on

Author: Joanna Cooke

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781930238855

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Nonfiction picture book explains how giant sequoias grow, shares general characteristics and trivia about the trees, and discusses their conservation.

A Guide to the Sequoia Groves of California
A Guide to the Sequoia Groves of California

Author: Dwight Willard

Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780939666812

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This comprehensive guide is the first to focus on all the giant sequoia groves in the state of California, not just those that are well-known. The author has identified sixty-seven different groups of these forest giants, and has organized them into five different geographic areas from north of the Kings River to south of the Tule River watershed. Extensive information is provided for each grove including general description and managing agency; historical facts; size, condition, and overall quality; access; and notable trees.

The Giant Sequoia
The Giant Sequoia

Author: Rodney Sydes Ellsworth

Publisher:

Published: 1924

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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A natural history of the giant sequoia with emphasis on trees in Mariposa Grove. Includes a chapter on Galen Clark and other references to the human history of the Mariposa Grove.

Size- and Age-Related Changes in Tree Structure and Function
Size- and Age-Related Changes in Tree Structure and Function

Author: Frederick C. Meinzer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-06-29

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 9400712421

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Millions of trees live and grow all around us, and we all recognize the vital role they play in the world’s ecosystems. Publicity campaigns exhort us to plant yet more. Yet until recently comparatively little was known about the root causes of the physical changes that attend their growth. Since trees typically increase in size by three to four orders of magnitude in their journey to maturity, this gap in our knowledge has been a crucial issue to address. Here at last is a synthesis of the current state of our knowledge about both the causes and consequences of ontogenetic changes in key features of tree structure and function. During their ontogeny, trees undergo numerous changes in their physiological function, the structure and mechanical properties of their wood, and overall architecture and allometry. This book examines the central interplay between these changes and tree size and age. It also explores the impact these changes can have, at the level of the individual tree, on the emerging characteristics of forest ecosystems at various stages of their development. The analysis offers an explanation for the importance of discriminating between the varied physical properties arising from the nexus of size and age, as well as highlighting the implications these ontogenetic changes have for commercial forestry and climate change. This important and timely summation of our knowledge base in this area, written by highly respected researchers, will be of huge interest, not only to researchers, but also to forest managers and silviculturists.