Re: Coast Redwood - Sequoia sempervirens - or Sequoiadendron giganteum the Giant Redwood ..... Kauri trees , was: Logging trees

The Sequoia sempervirens forest at Big Basin, on the
coastal slope of the San Francisco Peninsula, near the
Santa Clara (Silicon) Valley and Santa Cruz, contains
a few specimens of tremendous -- although not
Kauri-rivalling -- girth. Redwoods all seem quite tall
unless exposed to sea winds, even second-growth trees,
but these old-growthers are both thrillingly fat and,
I believe one, the Mother of the Forest, is 329 feet
tall. That's about 100 meters! Magnificent.
-Jason Dewees
San Francisco, California
> 
> One particular thing I noticed about visiting this
> huge tree was the 
> effect its height had on me. I really felt quite
> overwhelmed, especially 
> when viewing it close to, and had the feeling I
> wanted to lie down on 
> the ground to take it in properly. I guess this
> might be even more 
> marked with a large Redwood.
> 
> Moira
> -- 
> Tony & Moira Ryan,
> Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ.     Pictures of our
> garden at:-
>
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
> NEW PICTURES ADDED 4/Feb/2004
> 
> 
>
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