#sequoias — Public Fediverse posts

Sometime around the end of the last ice age
—around 20,000 years ago
—a single aspen seed rooted, sprouted, and began cloning itself
in what is now central Utah.
Known as #Pando, which comes from the Latin “I spread,”
🔸the world’s largest known organism continues to grow today,
🔹comprising more than 40,000 individual trees.
🔸Every trunk emerged as a shoot from the same root system,
🔹and scientists estimate Pando weighs about 13 million pounds.

For photographer Mitch Epstein, the phenomenal resilience, scale, and lengthy lifespans of trees form the basis of his ongoing series #Old #Growth. 

From the world’s most voluminous #sequoias to the most ancient weathered and gnarled #bristlecone #pines
—which can live more than 4,000 years
—he captures remarkable stalwarts around the U.S.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/07/mitch-epstein-old-growth/

Giant sequoias thriving in UK and could grow as tall as California’s, study finds | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/uk-giant-sequoias-growth-climate-b2511261.html

#GiantSequoias
#GiantTrees
#Sequoias
#UK
#Trees
#GiantRedwoods
#Redwoods

Just a few hours by car from Alameda, Yosemite National Park offers a lifetime of adventures. Steve Gorman shares his latest trip, new discoveries, gorgeous photos, and tips for traveling to this California treasure.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/todays-california-treasure-yosemite-national-park-in-spring/

#wawona #alameda #HalfDome #sequoias #yosemite #MirrorLake #waterfalls #accessibility #YosemiteValley #CaliforniaTreasure #NationalParkService #YosemiteNationalPark