But a few dozen of its neighbors have taken ill and died in recent years under threat from drought and bark beetle infestations, so on Tuesday the giant sequoia known as the General Sherman tree ...

Nestled just a few miles north of Arnold, along Highway 4, Calaveras Big Trees State Park invites visitors to witness the majesty of giant sequoias.

From infinity and beyond! Colusa High School in Colusa County received a NASA Moon Tree seedling that is out of this world – after all, when the seedling was a seed, it spent time in space. Along with ...

Sequoia trees are undoubtedly one of the most astounding living organisms on our planet. In the days of the Jurassic period, ...

That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

Fires in Sequoia National Park and surrounding ... Blazes so intense to burn hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias — trees once considered nearly fire-proof — puts an ...

“Generally fires can be destructive however low-intensity fires can be beneficial to giant sequoia trees. A damage assessment will be done in these groves when it is safe to do so,” a Sequoia ...

Late last month, during a rainstorm in the Sierra, a bolt of lightning struck the giant sequoia tree in front of the Yosemite Museum. Witnesses reported hearing a loud crack through Yosemite Village.

Giant sequoias are among the largest organisms in the ... enhancing its appearance by revealing the sequoia's growth rings. Tree rings are created under the bark as the organism grows taller and ...