13290 Sequoiadendron gigantea – California Giant Redwood

Description

The California Giant Redwood is the tallest living species on earth; Its volume is larger than that of a blue whale. Giant redwoods have been existing already before the Ice Age. They are therefore older than the Rocky Mountains! In some countries, the sequoias are simply called sequoias. The name comes from a Cherokee – he was an Indian scholar and called Sequoyah. The botanical name is derived from it.