But a few dozen of its neighbors have taken ill and died in recent years under threat from drought and bark beetle infestations, so on Tuesday the giant sequoia known as the General Sherman tree ...

That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

Fires in Sequoia National Park and surrounding ... Blazes so intense to burn hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias — trees once considered nearly fire-proof — puts an ...

Chelsea says, 'The tree was covered in dust ... Conservators applied solvent gel to the giant sequoia to draw the old varnish out The team then applied a special solvent gel to the surface that is on ...

The tree was 3 years old when it was planted right ... The public is invited to help pay tribute to the beloved local giant sequoia.

“Generally fires can be destructive however low-intensity fires can be beneficial to giant sequoia trees. A damage assessment will be done in these groves when it is safe to do so,” a Sequoia ...

There was a drum circle and commemorative cards: “Sequoia Legacy Tree; 1936-2025.” Residents gather around the Legacy Tree giant sequoia during a ceremony honoring the tree before it was cut ...