Redwoods

[Timberframed]

Found this interesting. For instance this 8' Spruce growing on a reiterated trunk 179' up.

Photo Tour: Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens - Institute for Redwood Ecology - Humboldt State University

 

[thepheniox]

Have you ever read the book The Wild Trees? If not go get it now.

 

[820wards]

Found this interesting. For instance this 8' Spruce growing on a reiterated trunk 179' up.

Photo Tour: Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens - Institute for Redwood Ecology - Humboldt State University

TF,

We have friends who live up in Healdsberg here in CA that have a redwood tree on their land that is huge! His entire family that I'm guessing well over 75 people can stand in front of the tree and you can still see tree on both sides. He is a logger and told me it will never be cut. They are very cool tree so look at.

He has some chestnut trees that were planted by his family over 150 years ago. Two of them died last year so he bucked one tree into 9' sections and one is over 40' long. He hasn't decided what to do with them yet. This guy also used to own his own saw mill, so he knows what he has.

jerry-

 

[Timberframed]

The one time I went to see the Humboldt Redwoods the mist was so thick you could mill it. 1987. Awesome ain't the word for these giants.

 

[brookpederson]

What can you say about a tree that grows so big, other trees grow on it? WoW

 

[M.D. Vaden]

Found this interesting. For instance this 8' Spruce growing on a reiterated trunk 179' up.

Photo Tour: Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens - Institute for Redwood Ecology - Humboldt State University

Plants growing on plants is one of my favorite aspects of the Coast Redwoods. Hemlock, spruce, huckleberry, etc.. Even some Rhododendron up there.

 

[betterbuilt]

Plants growing on plants is one of my favorite aspects of the Coast Redwoods. Hemlock, spruce, huckleberry, etc.. Even some Rhododendron up there.

Thanks for the links. Great pictures. Timberframed isn't very active anymore. I do have his number if you ever want to talk with him.

I spent some time in Portland a few years ago. Amazing diversity there. I wore my dad out hiking in the hills. I wish I could have seen more.

 

[Sagetown]

Now this is a big tree.

 

[RandyMac]

you need to come West and see them.

 

[BIG JAKE]

Found this interesting. For instance this 8' Spruce growing on a reiterated trunk 179' up.

Photo Tour: Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens - Institute for Redwood Ecology - Humboldt State University

I found this link fascinating-close as I'll ever come to climbing one of these giants. Thanks for the link.

 

[M.D. Vaden]

I found this link fascinating-close as I'll ever come to climbing one of these giants. Thanks for the link.

Then, you may find this video of the climbers in the Brotherhood redwood interesting.

It's actually a really big tree, although its not a 300 footer. Probably better to follow the video to Youtube for a larger view.