Big trees

[A cloned redwood seedling roots in the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive laboratory in Copemish, Mich. Photo courtesy AATA]

Back in 2013, I mentioned at reference 1 a register of big trees maintained by the people at reference 2. A correspondent has now pointed out that the reference given there no longer works. Which is true enough, but a little poking around turns up reference 3, which is something of the same sort, with the Giant Sequoia being the first on the list, for which they offer some handsome, albeit rather small, photographs. In something called the php format which Microsoft does not recognise, at least on my laptop.

I might also remind readers that since 2013, I have started by own register of Giant Sequoias, often called Wellingtonia here in the UK, with the latest entry being at reference 4. Of course, with most of these trees being less than 150 years old, not exactly what a tree-hugger in the US would call old growth.

The correspondent, from the lawn operation at reference 5 which appears to span a large chunk of the continental part of the US, offers reference 6, from where I get to reference 7. An impressive looking operation which has learned how to clone very old trees, with some of them seemingly being dead or near dead. They also do plantations and are looking to expand these into Canada and to here in the UK. Something to be investigated. To all of which reference 6 serves as a handy introduction.

Reference 1: https://psmv2.blogspot.com/2013/11/pondrosa.html.

Reference 2: https://www.americanforests.org/.

Reference 3: https://www.americanforests.org/get-involved/americas-biggest-trees/champion-trees-national-register/.

Reference 4: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2021/07/wellingtonia-36.html.

Reference 5: https://www.lawnstarter.com/.

Reference 6: https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/tree-care/reborn-redwoods-cloned-from-giant-stumps-live-again/. 

Reference 7: https://www.ancienttreearchive.org/.