sequoia
noun
se·quoia
si-ˈkwȯi-ə 
: either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):
a
b
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Overlapping state and national parks replete with coastal redwood and sequoia offer more than 38,000 acres of old growth that act as a haven for myriad wildflowers, including trillium, Douglas iris, leopard, Mariposa, and alpine lilies, snowflowers, and spotted coralroot.
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Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Yosemite National Park is beloved for its stark High Sierra beauty, punctuated by gushing waterfalls and massive, ancient sequoia trees like the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
Anticipate below-freezing weather in the sequoia groves, particularly in the mornings, evenings and on cloudy days.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
As someone who writes about aging in a state that has what might be the oldest tree in the world, a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains — along with countless senior citizens of the redwood and sequoia variety — I’m obliged to make a pilgrimage.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
For a long time, sequoias were thought to be indestructible.
—WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
By contrast, assisted species migration involves moving a species well outside its existing range, such as introducing redwoods and sequoias to Washington.
—Nathan Gilles, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
Planting sequoias to help the population bounce back?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
About 70 percent of the original old-growth sequoia groves are thought to remain.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Yosemite National Park is beloved for its stark High Sierra beauty, punctuated by gushing waterfalls and massive, ancient sequoia trees like the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
Anticipate below-freezing weather in the sequoia groves, particularly in the mornings, evenings and on cloudy days.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
As someone who writes about aging in a state that has what might be the oldest tree in the world, a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains — along with countless senior citizens of the redwood and sequoia variety — I’m obliged to make a pilgrimage.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
For a long time, sequoias were thought to be indestructible.
—WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
By contrast, assisted species migration involves moving a species well outside its existing range, such as introducing redwoods and sequoias to Washington.
—Nathan Gilles, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
Planting sequoias to help the population bounce back?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
About 70 percent of the original old-growth sequoia groves are thought to remain.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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sequoia
noun
se·quoia
si-ˈkwȯi-(y)ə
: either of two huge cone-bearing California trees that are related to the bald cypresses and may grow to a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):
a
b
: redwood
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