Sean Mace says he was reading and napping under a pine tree at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park last October when a massive pine cone -- larger than a pineapple -- fell on his head.

Giant Sequoia is the world's largest tree in terms of total volume. They grow to an average height of 50-85 m (150-280 ft) and 5-7 m (16-23 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been reported to be ...

Arya Lofton, 2, of Ludington, plays near a young giant sequoia tree clone at Lake Bluff Farms in Manistee Township, Mich. About 15 clones have been planted on the property in recent years.

The children were part of the Capitol Junior Rangers program, a statewide initiative for children aged 7 to 12 to learn about ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Last year and the year before, in an unprecedented environmental disaster, wildfires in California’s Sequoia National Park and nearby national forests roared ...

The downed trees, exacerbated by all of the pine trees killed by bark beetles, fueled winds that spread Thursday’s fire. By Friday, the wind had calmed and the fire’s spread slowed.

Giant sequoias are the largest trees on Earth. They can grow for more than 3,000 years. But without fire, they cannot reproduce. Giant sequoias are the largest trees on Earth. They can grow for ...

The Mariposa trees have so far escaped the fate of Alder Creek Grove, another stand of sequoias in the Giant Sequoia National Monument that was scorched during the Castle Fire in 2020.

Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.

“God has cared for these trees …but he cannot save them from fools.” — John Muir. In just two years, wildfire has killed an estimated 13% to 19% of all mature giant sequoia trees.

Although coast redwoods are the tallest trees on earth, giant sequoias, their biological cousins, are the largest by volume, with bark that can be 2 feet thick and resistant to fire.