These trees ended up across the pond when early European explorers took a liking to them. When Augustus T. Dowd stumbled upon what is now known as the North Grove of giant sequoias at Calaveras in ...

In the early 1900s, the U.S. Forest Service realized the resilient nature of the sequoias, and they began considering them as a robust alternative to trees in other California climates.

In the early 1900s, the U.S. Forest Service realized the resilient nature of the sequoias, and they began considering them as a robust alternative to trees in other California climates.

The largest trees on Earth, giant sequoias soar upward like natural skyscrapers and are simply mesmerizing in their immensity. Now wildfires threaten them. Find out what’s special about the ...

Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.

Yes, you can grow redwood and sequoia trees in Southern California. Rick Akers, who lives in Long Beach, has mature specimens that prove the point. “I planted both from seedlings I procured at ...

Situated among some of the tallest trees in the world, near the confluence of the Kaweah River's three forks, the new ...

The largest trees on Earth by volume, giant sequoias are simply mesmerizing in their immensity. These trees have a limited range, though: They're found only in California. And that's put some of ...

As a child, my parents took me to see General Sherman, the tree in Sequoia National Park, and I became awestricken by the sheer size and magnificence of giant sequoias. As an adult, still enamored ...

In the early 1900s, the U.S. Forest Service realized the resilient nature of the sequoias, and they began considering them as a robust alternative to trees in other California climates.