REDWOODS
Redwood Trees also known as Sequoia trees are the largest living trees in existence. In a remote part of Redwood national park lives Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world. It's current height is no less than 379.1 ft tall. Besides their height, Redwoods are incredibly thick, their trunks ranging anywhere from eight feet to twenty feet in diameter.
Depending on the amount of fluid they intake,
Redwoods can grow two or three feet annually thus
making them one of the fastest growing organisms in existence.
There's no such things as secrets between Redwoods. Their roots are shallow, but their all intertwined with each other making them one giant organism.
Due to their intertwined roots, Redwood Trees
sometimes end up growing and living in a circle which is can sometimes be referred to as a Fairy Ring.
Redwood Trees have been a part of this planet for over 240 million years.
All Redwoods have the ability to live to at least 2,000 years old. However, during the Gold Rush, a lot of these trees were cut down. Because of this, most of the redwoods we see today are somewhere between 50-150 years old.
Because of their ridiculously long lifespan redwood trees are recognized as one of the longest living organisms in the world.
At least 40% of a Redwood's fluid
intake comes from fog
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