Sequoia or welly?

[WeeDee]

It doesn't burn because it has evolved to survive forest fires.

 

Yes, Sir David Attenborough did a wee piece on them surviving fires.

[kev7937]

Cant believe no ones mentioned Metasequoia glyptostroboides yet.

[Compo]

Welligtonia is named after the Duke of Wellington and an Indian Chief, Sequoyah. Neither ever saw the tree apparently. Redwood is a generic term for the timber, used for some Pine too.

[Compo]

The bark does protect against forest fires. And lightning strike which is handy when you're that big

[kev7937]

Welligtonia is Sequoiadendron giganteum, Coast Redwood is Sequoia sempervirens. Size makes them seem similar but habit is different. Welligtonia tends to be pyramidal, Redwood more columnar. Comparosn with Thuja and Taxus is a good one interms of foliage but the Wellingtonia bark is a giveaway, fibrous and very, very thick. Soft to the touch

 

I was up close to a coast last week and was very surprised at the spongy bark on that.

[kev7937]

The bark does protect against forest fires. And lightning strike which is handy when you're that big

 

 

Does it ?

 

Ive known two that have literally exploded after a lightning strike and I think the one at merrist wood losing its top was blamed on lightning.

[muttley9050]

Ok thanks guys, that sort of helps? With the names at least! We got six quite large ? In our wood. I'm pretty sure there wellys, but when I check my id book the foliage on ours seems to be somewhere between the two in the book. One of them is quite poorly and I'm thinking it may have to come down at some point.

I'm kinda hoping(on saw log terms) that its a sequoia but I'm not convinced. I'll get some pics of it tomorrow and post for an expert opinion. The bark is very thick though, never punched it though, maybe ill give that a go tomorrow too?

[Compo]

But they don't burn!

[skyhuck]

But they don't burn!

 

"Saw logs" are not for firewood.

 

Plus I think its only the bark that does not burn.

[Paul Cleaver]

Cant believe no ones mentioned Metasequoia glyptostroboides yet.

 

not quite the same though