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Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
October 05, 2002
04:06 AM Post #377331
| Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
To give you an idea of the size of these trees consider that the road is wide enough for 2 cars to pass ant the tree here is as wide as the road.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/37065/
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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meiyu
san antonio, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 05, 2002
04:10 AM Post #377333
| i've been to the sequoia nat'l park...totally awesome!!! favorite highway???? highway one, of course!!!! i have a home in santa barbara...are you near there, by any chance? |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
October 05, 2002
04:14 AM Post #377334
| I am up the coast several hundred miles from Santa Barbara. In fact we are closer to Oregon than we are to there. These are taken near here along a stretch of the old 101 highway. |
meiyu
san antonio, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 05, 2002
04:20 AM Post #377338
| oh, well, perhaps i'll get to meet you on the way to see my friends in washington state someday...g'nite!! |
Floridian
Lutz, FL
(Zone 9b)
 October 05, 2002
07:23 AM Post #377373
| Zany, great picture! How is it looking up? Dizzying?? LOL |
justmeLisa
Brewers, KY
(Zone 6b)
October 05, 2002
09:39 AM Post #377461
| wow! I've always been amazed at these trees. They are just so massive and I just know that photos can't capture the greatness. I want to see these one day with my own eyes. Great photo zany. |
rochha
Owings, MD
September 10, 2006
06:35 PM Post #2710221
| I used to live in Ferndale when I was in the Navy in 1987 and I loved driving throught the Avenue of the Giants, I'm surprised they all haven't been logged yet |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
November 09, 2006
01:55 AM Post #2896746
| Except for a few small stands all the old growth forests are now protected in parks and wilderness areas. The largest threat to them now seems to be over protection. The practice of putting out all fires for several decades has left the forests with too much duff and brush so that when they do burn the fires are hotter than nature intended and the forest is destroyed instead of being renewed.
On the upside, practices are begining to change and hopefully the threat of loosing these magnificent forests will be a distant memory for our Grandchildren as they hike through the
trails our generation have created.
Ferndale is still as charming as ever! |
Snowrose
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
November 09, 2006
08:29 AM Post #2897052
| Seeing those majestic trees in person, I was in awe. I'll never forget it as long as I live. |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
November 09, 2006
09:33 AM Post #2897248
| Making me miss my home state. Thanks for the pictures. Yes they are awe inspiring in person. |
zest
Horsens
Denmark
November 09, 2006
12:30 PM Post #2897795
| Saw one in the Copenhagen botanical garden. It was only about 30-40 years
(just a baby)
I was amazed by how soft the bark was, as I always thought the texture was more like the common “pine”. One of my dreams is to see a redwood forest :o))
This message was edited Nov 9, 2006 8:28 PM |
gumlla
Mirpur (A.K)
Pakistan
(Zone 9b)
November 09, 2006
12:41 PM Post #2897825
| Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice phoro and beautiful plants.
Kaleem |
