Smithsonian Magazine19d
Giant, Mysterious Spires Ruled the Earth Long Before Trees Did. What Exactly Are These Odd-Looking Fossils?
For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...
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How to get your dawn redwood - and other big trees - on the Michigan database
Today, there are 11 dawn redwoods on the Michigan Big Tree Register, a program of the Michigan Botanical Society. The ...
Hunters of Australia's rare 'giant trees' warn time running out to visit them: 'Biggest in the universe'
Worsening fire conditions are the biggest threat. As large trees develop over centuries, large fissures form in their trunks.
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Once thought extinct, dawn redwoods are the smallest sequoia; where to see them in Michigan
A dawn redwood planted in 1954 stands about 86 feet tall and 3.9 feet in diameter at Michigan State University's Beal ...
Legendary Giants - Kapok Trees in the Amazon Rainforest
The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, towers over the crowns of the forest. The tree shapes the myths of the ...
How to plan a trip to California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet.