There are 100 sequoia seedlings planted at the organization’s nursery. The seedlings, planted about 10 inches apart in two rows, are watched over by one of the older sequoias. RELATED ...

How do you conserve an ancient wedge of giant tree? With solvent, buckets of conservation-grade resin and a lot ... Chelsea's team looked closely at the sequoia to monitor and document any changes to ...

Each giant sequoia can also absorb about 187 pounds of carbon dioxide per year, reducing the amount of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. All this is made possible by the fact that sequoias ...

Giant sequoia trees are thriving in the UK, growing at a similar rate to those in California, the trees' native home. Reaching up to 90 metres in height, giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum ...

It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron giganteum, one of several surviving species of redwoods.

Sequoia trees are undoubtedly one of the most astounding living organisms on our planet. In the days of the Jurassic period, ...

Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii), Borneo. This plant has no stem or leaves, instead it is a parasite on a vine. By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower, a ...

Melissa Breyer is Treehugger’s former senior editorial director. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Audubon Magazine, and ...

While gardeners will be forgiven for showing spring all the love, for Sequim nursery manager Stew Cockburn, his heart belongs ...

According to rangers, Sequoia was the first national park formed to protect a living organism, Sequoiadendron giganteum, also known as the Giant Sequoia. Closures due to the Coffee Pot Fire to ...

This year’s Giant Pumpkin Festival at Christianson’s Nursery featured a winning pumpkin weighing 1,548.5 pounds and numerous family-friendly activities. The festival had a pumpkin weigh-off ...