Redwoods .. Widest & Tallest Trees (2020)

[mdvaden]

Brother and sister from Jamaica. The trip was worth it.  A 2020 edit of a photo taken several years ago. The sister is a wedding photographer back in Jamaica, but loves trees.

 

 

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Gnarly ,,

 

Edited October 14, 2020 by mdvaden

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Rhamnus / Cascara tree in Jedediah Smith redwood park ...

 

 

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When a tree does not fall in the forest ...

 

 

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Gerald Beranek in what seems to be Prairie Creek park.  Photo by GFB ...

 

 

[stewmo]

I was reading a book recently about cloning trees. They want to clone the biggest redwoods that ever existed. They’ve all been felled but the stumps regrow, which is incredible in itself. The biggest stump they found was 65’ across! Inconceivable to me, even having been to the groves.

[mdvaden]

  On 17/12/2020 at 20:26, stewmo said:

I was reading a book recently about cloning trees. They want to clone the biggest redwoods that ever existed. They’ve all been felled but the stumps regrow, which is incredible in itself. The biggest stump they found was 65’ across! Inconceivable to me, even having been to the groves.

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I've met the cloning clan and am familiar with their stuff.  But the reality of redwoods is that growers could get bigger and taller trees from seed. The largest existing are not superior, merely just old and big.

[stewmo]

  On 19/12/2020 at 01:50, mdvaden said:

I've met the cloning clan and am familiar with their stuff.  But the reality of redwoods is that growers could get bigger and taller trees from seed. The largest existing are not superior, merely just old and big.

Yeah I agree. It’s a bit of a punt to say that big trees are about their genes. It’s more likely luck due to their location where that seed fell many years ago.
Good luck them though, can’t moan too much about someone wanting to plant trees.

[mdvaden]

Revisiting a favorite redwood found a few years ago. Fog and rain were forecast for today, so I drove to the coast for some hiking and mild bushwhacking.

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The rainy season, like winter, is my favorite in the redwoods