Interesting facts about sequoias Is a great opportunity to learn more about trees. Most of them grow in North America. Sequoia can be thousands of years old. In addition, she is one of the tallest trees in the world.
So, here are the most interesting facts about sequoias.
- Sequoia includes only 1 species.
- The height of some redwoods exceeds 110 m.
- Sequoia belongs to the cypress family, being an evergreen tree (see interesting facts about trees).
- Did you know that the oldest sequoias on the planet are more than 2 millennia old?
- Sequoia has an extra-thick bark, the thickness of which reaches 30 cm.
- A number of scientists believe that the sequoia owes its name to an Indian chief from the Cherokee tribe.
- Sequoia can grow up to 1 km above sea level.
- An interesting fact is that the highest sequoia grows in San Francisco (USA). As of today, its height reaches 115.6 m. Read more about this in the article about the tallest tree in the world.
- The volume of the trunk of a sequoia called "General Sherman" is estimated at 1487 m³.
- Sequoia wood is not durable. For this reason, it is almost never used in construction.
- The bark of the tree is saturated with moisture, as a result of which it acts as a good protection during forest fires.
- The sequoia is often called the mammoth tree, as its branches look like mammoth tusks (see interesting facts about mammoths).
- Each sequoia cone contains from 3 to 7 seeds, 3-4 mm long.
- Sequoia is found only in regions with high humidity.
- 15 of the currently growing sequoias have a height of over 110 m.
