giant sequoia
noun
: an evergreen tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) of the cypress family that grows on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and sometimes exceeds 270 feet (about 82 meters) in height
called also big tree, sequoia
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Angela Lin was hiking in the park through Tuolumne Grove on July 19 when a loud cracking sound came from the giant sequoia trees towering above her, her boyfriend David Hua told SFGate, which first reported the incident.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
On Saturday, July 19, Lin, boyfriend David Hua and two friends had stopped to look at giant sequoias along Tuolumne Grove, a popular hiking trail, when there was a loud cracking sound, Hua told SFGate, the first outlet to report on Lin's death.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 July 2025
In 2014, drought in California caused the giant sequoias’ foliage to die back, something never documented before.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Over roughly a decade, approximately 8,000 giant sequoias — some aged over 2,000 years — were felled using cross-cut saws, axes, steam donkeys and elaborate flume systems that transported logs to distant mills.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
On Saturday, July 19, Lin, boyfriend David Hua and two friends had stopped to look at giant sequoias along Tuolumne Grove, a popular hiking trail, when there was a loud cracking sound, Hua told SFGate, the first outlet to report on Lin's death.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 July 2025
In 2014, drought in California caused the giant sequoias’ foliage to die back, something never documented before.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Over roughly a decade, approximately 8,000 giant sequoias — some aged over 2,000 years — were felled using cross-cut saws, axes, steam donkeys and elaborate flume systems that transported logs to distant mills.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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