Plant this giant only if you have a large property — and are willing to wait 50 years or more to see its massive glory. Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Glaucum,’ commonly called blue-needled giant sequoia. ...

Wawona, toos-pung-ish, Hea-mi-withic, Sequoiadendron giganteum, giant sequoia: Whichever language you speak, each of these words can evoke a sense of wonder when we call out its name. Our love for ...

Giant sequoias don’t take root just anywhere. In fact, these majestic trees grow only in 67 isolated groves in the Sierra Nevada—”Goldilocks groves” where soil and climatic conditions are just right.

A 3,000-year record from 52 of the world's oldest trees shows that California's western Sierra Nevada was droughty and often fiery from 800 to 1300, according to new research. Scientists reconstructed ...

At a corner house in San Anselmo, a different redwood grows on three corners of the lot. The redwoods are the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens; the Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum; and the ...