This instability meant it was vital that conservators repair and enhance the tree, to preserve it for millions of future visitors. The felling of the sequoia in 1891, left, and Museum conservators ...

With 4.7 acres of canopy coverage (19,000 square meters) supported by 1,000 individual trunks this banyan is a living wonder ...

Before it was felled in the early 1900s ... which grow thicker. The giant sequoia is a snow tree, Sillett says, adapted for long winters in the Sierra. But it’s a fire tree too.

Visalia's Sequoia Legacy Tree, planted in 1936 as a tribute to Sequoia National Park, is being removed due to its declining health. A ceremony will be held to honor the tree and gather ideas for ...

The past few years had been particularly rough for Visalia’s Sequoia Legacy Tree. A pattern of heavy winters and dry summers left the nearly 90-year-old tree susceptible to a particular type of ...

One tunnel was cut through a dead sequoia tree in 1878, earning it the nickname ... which was cut in 1881, fell in 1968 due its weak structure and a heavy windstorm. The park eventually acquired ...

The time has come to remove Visalia’s beloved Sequoia Legacy Tree. Planted in 1936 as a tribute to Sequoia National Park, the tree has been sick for years, as some community members have noted.