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Tawny tall one

Giant SequoiaSequoiadendron giganteum

Pl@ntNet confident97%

Bloody huge

Found by Tom · 4 d ago · Staffordshire Moorlands

Nobody has been to see this one yet.

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Staffordshire Moorlands

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The same tree, later

Come back in a few months and add another photo. The two will show up here side by side, which is the most interesting thing a tree does.

The story so far

  1. September 4

    1 photo from Tom

What is it?

Giant Sequoia

Identified by Pl@ntNet, which was confident.

Pl@ntNet also thought it might be

  • RedwoodSequoia sempervirens
  • Incense cedarCalocedrus decurrens
  • Saharan CypressCupressus dupreziana

About Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum is a species of coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the largest trees on Earth. They are native to the groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California but have been introduced, planted, and grown around the world.

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