The tree, which is over 4,800 years old, is found in a grove of other trees, but its exact location is kept a secret.

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

While the late Wallace Stegner is said to have coined the phrase that national parks are America's best idea, not all park ...

Two types of iconic sequoia trees have grown tall and strong in a surprising place: Michigan. One was believed to be extinct less than 100 years ago. The other is the largest living thing on Earth.

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.

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.

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 ...

Flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2021.

As an adult, still enamored with the trees, I bought a mail order giant sequoia tree a few years ago, thinking I’d be the first guy on the block to have one of these titans growing in his yard.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY How giant sequoia trees got to Southern California By Mark Landis | [email protected] | The Sun PUBLISHED: October 10, 2022 at 3:53 p.m. | UPDATED: October 11, 2022 at 8:49 a.m.