With a natural range limited to a few stretches of forest in California, the giant sequoia is known for one feature above all ...

At this time of year, we tend to think of trees with colorful leaves as native to colder climates than ours. But then Jenny ...

A California black walnut tree included on a walking tour of Mare Island. Photo: Nancy Correa. VALLEJO – Mare Island’s story is often told through shipbuilding and the naval base. A growing series of ...

Giant trees are the largest and oldest (500 – 8000 years) living organisms on the earth's surface. Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the world's largest trees, with breast height diameters ...

We are in the middle of a very hot summer. As I was mowing the yard this weekend, I stopped to take a break in the shade of the swamp chestnut oak tree in my front yard. I started thinking about the ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

If you have dreamed of seeing big trees you are going to love the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park.

At a corner house in San Anselmo, a different redwood grows on three corners of the lot. The redwoods are the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens; the Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum; and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Converse Basin Grove is a prominent giant sequoia ...