One of the unique characteristics of Sequoia’s is that you never see one standing alone. These enormous living structures are able to reach great heights by intertwining their roots to support each other. Together they are able to achieve great size, longevity and resilience by growing interdependently.

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The Sequoia, in both its forms (the coast Sequoia and the Giant Sequoia) is the state tree of California. The name Sequoia was chosen to honor the Cherokee nation leader Seqouyah, who invented an 86 character alphabet and taught his people to read and write their own language.

The giant sequoias, or Ancient Ones, are highly significant in the community and culture of many forest Tribes. The youth learn a spiritual way to gain knowledge through fasting, holding sweats, and praying for the Ancient Ones to pass on knowledge of past generations.

The seventy-five groves of the giant sequoia that exist today are located on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Placer County to southern Tulare County, California. The groves occur between elevations of 4500 and 8400 ft (1370-2560m) and range in size from 1 to 4000 acres.

Giant sequoias may reach up to 88 meters in height, and can have trunks as wide as 8 meters at the base, depending on age and annual moisture. Root systems are typically very shallow, with 95% of trees having roots no deeper than 3 meters. This phenomenon explains why the big trees are so massive around the base, to avoid wind blow down. The oldest known fallen tree has approximately 3300 annual growth rings. The longevity of these titans is largely due to their high resistance towards fire, insects, and diseases. While this age is indeed impressive, Giant Sequoias are nowhere close to being the oldest living beings.

Giant Sequoias are among the most fire, disease, and insect resistant trees known. Several anatomical features, such as bark, cones, and crown structure, are responsible for this tremendous resistance.


The old crowns of Sequoias are composed of irregularly placed large branches. The loss of lower branches reduces the fire ladder effect when there is a lack of under story trees.


The bark of the Giant Sequoias are very fire resistant. The thick, fibrous, cinnamon-red bark contains tannin, a natural fire extinguisher, which also is suspected to inhibit wood borers and fungi. The outer bark can be up to 24 or more inches thick and is completely lacking of resins, making it essentially fire proof.