#8: Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum (se-quoiaden-dron jye-GAN-tee-um)
- Giant Sequoia trees are considered one of the largest living things on the earth
- Average height 60 to 100 feet may reach 260 feet; average width of 30 to 50 feet
- Longevity is greater than 150 years with a 36 inch per year growth rate
- The seeds take three years to release and are so small that 3000 seeds measure an ounce
- In the wild it sometimes takes the heat of a fire to force the seeds to be released
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