How California Redwoods Grow So Tall
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- California redwoods are the tallest trees in the world. Closely related to the Giant Sequoias of the Sierra Nevada, redwoods are only found on the coast of Northern California. This restricted range is one of the factors enabling redwoods to grow so tall in the first place - there's a specific set of conditions here feeding the redwoods insatiable appetite for growth. Enjoy!
--------------------------------------------------------------
Support me on Patreon: / nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Instagram: / nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on TikTok: / nationalparkdiaries
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sources and Resources:
www.npr.org/20...
californiascie...
www.iucnredlis...
www.pnas.org/d...
www.fosters.co...
websites.pmc.u...
www.nature.com...
besjournals.on...
web.archive.or...
web.archive.or...
www.savethered...
www.savethered...
--------------------------------------------------------------
Images and Music
Storyblocks
National Park Service (Greg Litten)
Humboldt State University
Power and Syred, Science Photo Library
T.E. Dawson
I think its worth noting that before they were extensively logged, Douglas firs were the tallest trees in the world, with dozens of reliable accounts of over 400 foot trees and one specimen measured at 465 feet... after it was cut down. Its an exceedingly sad story, of all the lost giants of the Puget lowlands and western slopes of the Cascades.
A sad story for too many of our great trees unfortunately.
@@NationalParkDiaries same thing for western red cedar for some reason the Pacific northwest has and has had a bunch of huge forests and yes northern California is technically apart of the Pacific northwest
The rainforests of Olympic National Park show us the last remnants of this. Their record-holding trees may not quite match the Redwoods, but they are still mind-blowing. And the reasons there are the same: high rainfall in the cold half of the year, coastal fog the rest of the time. That's why the oceanic coast of Olympic has bigger trees than the Puget Sound side.
These accounts were not reliable. Their are hundreds of redwoods over 330ft tall and they were just as much logged as Douglas fir. Only Brummit fir ever get past 330ft reliably
I read Eucalyptus trees are in the running too, I hope not, cuz murca.
Location, location, location
Too true, too true 😂
Seeing photos of them cut down always upsets me. I've cried multiple times in my life over the Red Woods. I was lucky enough to get to visit and see them when I was very young (being from Virginia - hi from the Shenandoah again! - it was quite the trip out), they made an enormous impact on me.
Similar experience for me. I saw them when I was younger and they've captivated me ever since. Stunningly beautiful and infinitely inspiring. Seeing the extent of logging is really tough to swallow sometimes, but I'm grateful we have parks in place today that allow us all to go visit them and hopefully we can be better stewards moving forward.
You should really consider being an interpretive ranger! They basically do what you do here, but on a much more frequent and repetitive basis! I was a seasonal interp for the NPS for a summer and really wished I could have used some of your videos as reference material when giving guided talks, creating social media content, etc.!
Thank you for such high praise! Interp is a passion of mine, especially when it comes to National Parks and I'm just happy to help any way I can when it comes to showing off our special places. Not going to lie though, I do like my independence here on RUclips 😂
You know many sequoia and redwoods have been planted in the U.K. and are thriving in our maritime climate
Another cool self defense feature is how they react to storms. When facing strong winds from stormfronts, redwoods will whip and snap off the top portion of their form to protect itself from being blown over entirely.
Not unlike a lizard dropping its tail when attacked by a predator, or a body shutting down extremities when facing frostbite. It’s a natural defense to protect the most important parts of an organism. An easy way to identify redwoods that have done this is to look for tops that have more than one stem. Like a hydra, after the top portion is broken off, redwood trees will regrow multiple stems out of the stub.
That's so cool, didn't know that!
Just like topping a marijuana plant
Great video! Being born and raised in the desert it makes sense! I work In Ketchikan Alaska (I’d love to see a video made on this island!) and all the trees are MASSIVE!!
Here are a Couple video suggestions (to answer my own dumb questions) to utilize in this format
1) Why is the Teton valley so cold
2) why does the Great salt lake just end?
3) the Uinta mountains
4) Misty fjords national park.
5) Western impact of past growth. (I’ve noticed significant lack of trees in parts of Utah, where just around the corner of the mountain there is a significant amount, is this attributed to logging?)
7) why lake bonneville dried up?
8) what would the west look like if the sierras didn’t block the moisture.
Love the videos! Keep it up!
Thank you and love the suggestions! Keeping them for the file! Thanks so much for your support 🙌
@@NationalParkDiaries i'm really curious about that sierras one tbh, and would the west coast temperate rainforests exist without the cascades there
Another excellent video, Cameron, if RUclips doesn’t work out, you should consider teaching. You have a wonderful ability to take what can be a boring and an uninteresting topic. And presented in an informative and entertaining manner. you have also improved your on camera personality. Your occasional adding of humor, improves the video and keeps the observer interested.
Thanks so much, as always, Joe! Every so often I think about going back to teach because it is a true passion of mine to help people learn about and understand the wonderful protected places we have around the world. I think I've found a good thing here on RUclips also, a nice blend of independence and education and creativity, which is why I'm so glad to have people like you as part of this community, helping me build this thing each and every day. Glad to know the screen presence is better - definitely feeling more comfortable on camera now!
Cool video. Another reason why they grow so tall is the geography. The largest grow on the canyon floors where water collects and the redwoods form a grove with a thick and rich organic layer on top of the soil. The resources and better protection allows the tree to grow larger in order to compete for sunlight in the deep canyons
Bay laurels and madrones, as well as buckeyes, are the fertilizer.
The redwoods is one of the first memories I have in a national park. Such a beautiful place. Love your videos!
Same here! Visited them when I was younger and have been enamored with them ever since! Thanks for watching!
Good video! Love our forests!❤
Thanks for watching!
These trees are do amazing! A must see in one's lifetime. Go
Totally agree!
Cool, BC Canada has the second tallest, Douglas Fir and Red Cedar, almost as tall, cheers
Coastal Redwoods could propagate just as well, in Southern BC.
I love all the books on your shelf.
Haha, thanks! I'm running out of space on it and have a whole TBR stack still to go, so I'm going to have to figure something out!
Excellent video! You truly are an amazing teacher ☺️
Thank you!!
I guess that's why my coastal redwood likes my area, its in the UK next to the coast.
With zones shifting, I'm curious if it would make sense to take advantage of the mist from Niagara Falls to create an inland redwood nursery.
Many redwoods and sequoia have been planted in the U.K. and are thriving
I can’t wait to hear about your videos being used in classrooms! This one would be great for a lesson on osmosis.
I've had several educators reach and to say they use my videos in classrooms, which brings me so much joy! I only ever started this channel as a way to help people learn about parks and protected areas, so to hear they're being used in this way is incredible.
0:58 Big Sur: Am I a joke to you?
Another great vid . brother keep it up they make me want to go to all the parks
Thanks so much! I hope you make it, I'm trying myself lol!
Your speaking of the fog belt & the emerald triangle. & not only trees grow big here any plant with a vegetative cycle, it's the soil & fog & amounts of sunlight this area has a perfect environment for plants & trees to grow.
One fun fact about their importance to ecosystems is that when it does rain, they sprout new roots that grow up, specific to trap debris that maybe washed near them. They don't just persevere the hills they live on but add to them.
Yet another reason to preserve these habitats!
My favourite trees, feels like you teleported back to the prehistoric 💚🌲
One of my favorites too! I saw them when I was a little kid and have been mesmerized by them ever since!
This probably has to be my most favorite video of yours so far. Mainly because I just love how unique the north pacific temperate rainforests are. I have read some of the comments and although I've seen it mentioned I feel obliged to mention it aswell. Pseudotsuga menziesii, or rather the coast variant, was and is to this day the tallest tree there ever was, and I feel like other large trees that come to be around the 100 meter mark for example Sitka spruce or, whilst not so tall, Western hammlock or western redcedar deserve some sort of recognition. This of course includes the douglas fir and eventhough it's not threatened currently, old growth stands are still under the threat of extensive logging. This is most notable on Vancouver island where the upper edge of where the douglas fir can grow is located. I feel like there aren't enough protected old growth stands. You do have the olympic national park which I think is very much worth talking about, but I'm still sad to see there isn't something like a Douglas fir national monument. I think it's definitely something you could mention in your future videos. Beside that I think your explanation towards why these trees do grow tall was very good, considering how wide the entire topic is and how much still isn't known. Another thing is, you could also make a video on sequoiadendron gianteum, the giant sequoia that grows only in a few places in the sierra nevada mountain range, which is also another hotspot for tall trees such like the ponderosa pine or sugar pine which both in some cases exceed the 80 meter mark and I believe are worth mentioning. Most of it is protected in national parks such as sequoia national park, kings canyon or yosemite but climate change seems to be its largest threat so far.
This is a great comment, thank you! I totally agree with you on the other tall trees of the PNW. They're so impressive and I absolutely think they deserve more dedicated protected areas. I think the region's complicated history with logging has interfered with preservation efforts, as we've seen with the protection of both Redwoods NP and the Northern Spotted Owl controversy. It breaks my heart seeing these magnificent trees treated so irresponsibly and would love for them to have protected areas of their own.
As for the Sequoias, I did a video on them last year in relation to the wildfires that went through the area and their adaptations for natural fire regimes. Another truly impressive species under threat, but from another angle (climate change). Gotta protect the big trees any way we can!
@@NationalParkDiaries Thanks for the comment. As for the video on the giant sequoias, I must have missed it, so I'll definitely go check it out.
The location of Hyperion is not a closely guarded secret. Anyone can get directions to the tree easily enough. The location is just not advertised.
Hope you have a lovely weekend,and i really enjoyed this lovely video of yours fan debs xx...
Thanks so much for watching!!
@@NationalParkDiaries my pleasure you have a lovely channel debs xx
@@debsmostexcellentadventure5353 Thank you, that means a lot!
Hyperion is such an amazing tree
Shhhh
Absolutely!!
That big tree in the video is a redwoods, yes, but not Hyperion. Hyperion is standing in an old groth forest
Couple of points regarding photosynthesis, plants do not transpire, they photorespirate. Demanding on what type of carbon cycle they use (one of three types, or a hybrid), photorespiration can lose a lot of water via the stomata, or much less. Desert plants especially use one of the latter two carbon cycles which reduces water loss and overall increases their photosynthesis efficiency.
Good morning! Thanks for the tree vids!
You're very welcome, thanks for watching!
Great video! My family and I are planning a trip to Redwoods NP this summer and I'm pumped for it! I also didn't know that trees released excess water from their leaves, I just assumed they only took what they needed.
Thank you and enjoy your trip! Have you seen the redwoods before? If not, you're in for a treat!!
@@NationalParkDiaries I have never been to California so I'm pumped for it! After this the only states I'll need to visit are Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii!
@@HowlingWolf324 Oh man, you're well traveled! I've been to a little over half of the states myself, but I'm still young so I've got time lol!
@@NationalParkDiaries totally
Redwoods are still being logged outside of national and state parks, there are natural regen stands of redwoods that have way more biodiversity than old growth stands and the trees are over 6ft. diameter, and over 200ft. tall at a little over 100yrs. of age.
Sitka Spruce overlaps the range from south of San Francisco up to Kodiak Island, AK. Fog belt aids tall growth because fluids distill out nutrients as they pass to great heights. Fog brings in some of the nutriends to the top foliage where some nutrients cannot reach as they get distilled out after passing vascular surface area.
Bro I was watching this on 2x speed and it sounded normal 😂
May I petition you to speak a bit faster?
That, or RUclips should add speeds up to 3.5x like Audible
what 2x is almost not understandable
Vapor canopy!!! It Has survived the cataclysmic events.
I have Coast Redwoods living and thriving right next Sequoias (and Incense Cedars, pines and spruce) on my property in Nevada County at an elevation of 3100 feet. Interestingly enough, the Coast redwoods are very close to my well cistern which is of made of concrete and is two pieces with a seam in the middle. There is root intrusion into the cistern at the seam and I have on occasion drained the cistern to prune the roots! After watching your video, it led me to question if this is a possible reason my redwoods seem to be quite happy in this drier environment where they have discovered and are making use of my well water during the dry summer months.
I would estimate the height of the redwoods at about 100 feet, whereas the Sequoia’s are probably about 50 feet taller, yet not quite as close to the supply of water.
I was told what type of trees they were by a friend about a year ago, but discounted his observation, until another friend came to the same conclusion, independently. I had always said I feel like I live in my own private park, and now I have the justification to repeat it!
Interesting observations! Based on what I know, redwoods are capable of living in many locations, it's just that they won't grow as tall if they don't have the same conditions that they do on the California coast. The state botanical garden in my home state of SC has a redwood as well, but it will never grow to be a giant just because it doesn't have the right habitat.
Apparently Giant Redwoods and /or Giant Sequoias(?) are growing amazingly well in Britain.. there are 600 planted from about 200 years ago(?) , we've lots of rain, fog, and coastline , perhaps many years from now the tallest one will be in Sussex?
Sorry, that should have been 500,000 or more are now growing in Britain...though perhaps 600 are about 200 years old ?
You will VERY seldom find Coast Redwoods growing DIRECTLY on the coastal slopesides. You must go at least two drainages/ridgelines inland. These trees are actually quite fragile, when assaulted by the gales that blow more often than not, from the ocean, for most of the year. With those ridges to break the force of the windage, they are quite free to spread fairly symmetrical crowns quite loftily. And, compared to the storm behavior of this nation's weather provinces, other than California's coastlines, there isn't as much lightning to shatter tree leaders--or whole trees. It's just rain, rain, rain, occasionally with a good blow, and our average Winters along the coast are usually warm enough to suppress snow, with snowlines hovering at about 4K'; consequently, little frost/ice, too.
In their farthest inland reaches, along with their companion species, the Pacific Douglas Fir, they will mingle with the more montane White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Knobcone Pine, [Mourning] Grey Pine, Sugar Pine, Santa Lucia Fir, and Coulter Pine.
Thanks! Only there once, they are so massive it almost seemed to have its own gravity or aura when standing next to them.
They have a certain presence to them, I agree. It's hard not to be in awe when standing next to them and it's a memory I still cherish!
Great video, except in California, we don't have fog. We have the marine layer, which is exactly fog, but we don't call it that.
Thank you!
I think this video somewhat misses why the fog is important. It isn't just that it provides more water. Its that it provides water directly to leaves at heights too high for conventions transpiration to work. This allowing the tree to grow taller than the height where it would be impossible to pull water all the way from the roots due to embolisms forming where the water column breaks due to excessive tension.
I have one here in northern utah. Its 2 years old and this year it has just exploded in size. Ive been watering it regularly, trying to mimick its native environment. Hopefully it continues to grow like this
my family has a cabin in the redwoods and its someones job every year to go up and maintain the cabin (my entire family lives in southern california). Its my turn here... Its not a calming enviroment from my childhood memories. The whole idea of being surrounded by the giant forest and the fact that everytime i went there was bears outside the cabin at night is very unsettling. I always spent my time at the river but i think ill head in to the forest and see the trees this time. i cant ignore the opportunity i have to study the forest upclose
Protect water in California. If your rich, use less water generally. If you're anyone, eat less meat/no meat. Best ways to prevent tanking our water reserves in California.
Im never gonna live down how the earth is quite literally as fascinating mysterious and adventurous as any lord of the rings movie or zelda game. But a LOT of it was logged and paved over by older generations, the things older folks have taken from us and then expect us to fix is unbelievable, especially when its the same kind of people who turn around and act like its are fault for not working hard enough to fix issues like sprawl deforestation and climate change while they sit on there suburban lawn where an old growth forest used to live, with so many animals trees and shrubs we just wont see again unless its an overpriced gentrified vacation.
I even live somewhere with unbelievably beautiful nature, but then theres the whole issue with older folks arresting or shooting you for hiking in the woods (im not joking) …Im depressed now, im gonna go watch geo girl or professor dave explains or something
Related question:
Why can't they grow further north into Oregon and Washington when they get more rain?
Bonus Fact:
The largest Douglas Fir was 393ft (119.8m) tall and was the tallest tree in the world, but it was sadly chopped down in 1930
Great question! I think it's less of a question of CAN they grow there, and more that they don't grow WELL there. For example, here in South Carolina, the State Botanical Garden has a redwood, but it will never reach the massive heights of those in California simply because the conditions aren't the same. In addition to fog/moisture, redwoods also need mild year-round temperatures, and certain types of soil, which would probably limit their expansion into Oregon and Washington. Overall, to answer your question, I think the main reason is simply that the combination of conditions contributing to their great height in California aren't replicated well enough into Oregon and Washington to facilitate their expansion there. (Or, at least, that would be my guess).
@@NationalParkDiaries they are found in the very southern end of Oregon and might have also grown in Washington before the coastal redwood is mostly endemic to the Pacific northwest
@@Coelacanth_yes in Dry southern utah, there is a redwood that has reached almost 100 feet, if I’m not mistaken, around 50 were planted, but only 1 survived. However it seems like an oddity why it grew there. I believe it was some test by the forest service. I’d love to see a video on that. I heard a rumor that the redwoods used to be all across the United States wayyyy back. But due to volcanic activity and the sierras, the west dried up? Not sure how true this is but there are petrified redwoods all across the west
The conditions differ in many ways as others have explained. It can also be much colder than California, depending on elevation. Also, there isn't as much fog, and summers can get dry for long stretches. Usually the dryness is counteracted by snowmelt from the cascades, but the Redwoods apparently have some special adaptations built in for fog.
1:34 Phenomenon is singular. The word you were looking for is phenomena. Phenomena is plural.
All those trees chopped down in the early days is tragic.
Totally agreed. I'm grateful most of the remaining old growth is now under some form of protection at least.
Over 8 million giant sequoia were cut down as well. Now only about 20,000 naturally grown sequoias are left. Both redwoods and sequoias are among the rarest trees on earth because of logging in those early days.
The protection is there but not in all areas of redwood growth. Absence of chainsaw is incorrect.
Nice video but you forgot to mention that what plants really crave is brawndo
Thanks for the great explanation of transpiration.
Regarding the trees' longevity: You explained how they avoid death from wildfire, but what about extreme weather? Extended droughts, windstorms, California's famous floods? I would think that, over the course of two millennia, one or more of these threats would have killed the redwoods. Is there an explanation for this?
Great question! Yep, they have defenses against extreme weather as well! In the case of wind, they don't grow DIRECTLY on the coast, but rather in sheltered valleys to avoid the worst of the wind. Didn't read anything about flood threats or adaptations, and for droughts, to my knowledge they don't have any "special" adaptations, but rather use the tools that most plants do for dealing with water stress (like closing stomata and reducing leave/pore size in the canopy). I found these 2 links pretty helpful to understand some of their other adaptations: ucanr.edu/sites/forestry/California_forests/http___ucanrorg_sites_forestry_California_forests_Tree_Identification_/Coast_Redwood_Sequoia_sempervirens_198/ and www.savetheredwoods.org/grant/what-limits-redwood-height/
@@NationalParkDiaries Thank you for sharing the links for the deeper dive into the forests💜🏞️🌎
@@erinmac4750 You bet, enjoy!
Redwoods are still being logged. They grow quite quickly.
What kind of root structures and what dimensions grow underneath these giants?
Just a few seconds into the video you mention Hyperion and show a picture of a tree that is not Hyperion.
Great video thank you Just returned from 2weeks hiking various trails in the area Picked up a book from the Ranger Station in Jedediah Smith State Park called ‘ The Wild Tress’ Lots of great info on history of the area, the interesting characters involved, and detailed info on the biology and beauty of the forest themselves The temperate rainforests of the PNW are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet As a resident of British Columbia ongoing logging of old growth is still an issue here 😂 the recent and on-going devastation in the Fairy Creek Watershed, southern Vancouver Island has been well documented
Glad you had a good trip! It's always devastating to me to see/read about new old growth logging. Such magnificent trees and ecosystems that deserve our protection. I'm not as familiar with Canadian conservation/park issues, but is there a movement for protection of these forests on Vancouver Island? And/or has that received any traction among the public? What's the general sentiment up there?
ive seen videos of redwoods being chopped down though
it was in oregon or washington if that means they can over there
Very nice sharing my friend.👍🌹 full support from Morocco🇲🇦👍👍👍
Thank you so much! Going to have to visit some Moroccan parks one day 😎
I have family who were lumberjacks before environmental restrictions were a thing. They actually took great care of the forests. I have photos of those logging operations and they didn’t completely cut down everything down. The environmentalist simply monopolized the redwood trade, as they still have permits for select private interests to harvest trees. You see truckloads of redwoods everyday throughout the redwood forests.
I love Redwwods alive, but I also love the timber that they produce. Its structural strength per weight, is some of the tops among the world's best lumber species. Knot-free, this wood has superior music producing/natural resonance qualities, surpassed only by spruces, Sitka specifically. But the thing I love, besides the subtle scent bestowed by the tannins, is that unfathomable russet glow of the grain, combined with the silky texture, of a perfectly milled lumber piece. You almost can't stop touching the Redwood paneling, within your home(Laughs!!). Or, a piece of Redwood furniture.
Resistant to fire, captures vast amounts of water... no wonder california is burning and dry
I live in far Southern California on a quarter acre suburban lot that gets 23 inches of rain a year on average but often 12 inches . The house was built in 1962 so tree is no older than that.
I have a 100 foot tall coast redwood tree in my front yard 14 miles inland from Ventura.. It gets watered with the lawn and plants and occasionally a good hose soaking but nothing that shows up on my bill
As we are on water restrictions now due to drought.
All the red tail hawks come to my tree and plenty of owls.
Between the desert type weather , cold every night due to radiant cooling , just open your windows and turn on a fan, snd the tree blocking the harsh sun, we have no Air Conditioning!
The electric company sent people to test our meter, it was fine, and then changed it when we were not home later. They think the meter is bad or I am stealing juice.. everyone else in the area has electric bills in the hundreds !
We live on a flat lot but across the street is a large slope leading to a plateau so it is possible the water table from above passes under our house on the water to the river providing water. or our sewage line is broken from the roots !!!
You compile, organize, and present information masterfully.
Thank you!
I have been growing some in Maryland since 2006. they are not that tall yet maybe 20 feet I expect in maybe 20 years it will grow faster when it gets near the top of the canopy. but they only get partial sun , but I honestly didn't think they would survive more than a couple of years because I heard they cant survive cold temps, while Maryland along the Coastal Plain isnt really a cold climate state we do have a few days in a row as cold as 7 degrees F
They'll actually grow in a lot of places! I remember seeing one at the South Carolina State Botanical Garden. They just won't grow as tall as those in CA since they don't have that magical combination of factors that the fog belt has.
It helps to be nice to the locals
I know where Hyperion is 😂
Thriving in the UK more than 500,000 growing brought in by seed collectors in the 1800s and our climate suits them ,although they have a lot of growing to do .
And they prefer to call both Coast Redwood, and Giant Sequoias, "Wellingtonias". I've seen pictures of the grand estates that also have Ponderosa Pines, with their metallic russet bark plates.
6:30 thanks for the video
water steam has higher specific heat than boiling water. The property of water here allows it to go from lower to higher elevation. Similar to this, perhaps a better substance could be developed to be lifted from lower to higher elevation? This would be helpful for running low powered devices, and on a larger scale, it would boost efficiency of all sort of machines. Heat pumps have efficiency of 3x resistive heating thanks to low boiling point of refrigerants. Of course the machine to take advantage of this substance would not be trees.
Thanks for watching!
Conifers growing along the coast? Makes no sense.
Thank you brother for the knowledge everything God makes is so awesome & complex
You're very welcome, thanks for watching!
lol redwoods can and have handled chainsaws. in fact most of the trees we see today come from the same ancient root base in the form of baseless sprouts, which is why the forest was able to recover so quick. now we just have to make sure people dont compact the fluffy lush soil of their forest.
2 million acres of forest isn’t that large when you consider how much forest is in the PNW.
Agreed. It's a small remnant of what was, but a poignant reminder of what we've lost also. I'm glad we at least have some of these magnificent giants still around to marvel at!
The national park service:ya you can visit general Sherman the world's largest tree it is super strong and won't be damaged by you unless a huge fire happens.
Also the national park service:no don't go visit Hyperion the world's tallest tree you will damage the tree and it's habitat even though closing the tree off to the public causes even more damage to people trying to visit it and opening it up to the public an setting up an official trail would work
This would work perfect for the one buddy doge vs wimp doge meme
I get what you're saying, and I'd just like to add a little bit of context here. I think the difference with General Sherman is that the area around it was already heavily developed before we started to understand and think about our natural areas like we do now, as was the case with many national parks. For Hyperion, it's in a much more sheltered and difficult to reach area and wasn't discovered until we had a better understanding of how to protect these places.
@@NationalParkDiaries they could just set up a trail though which prevents vegetation from being destroyed and have rangers watch over the tree to make shure no one damages it
The real reason other states hate California but on their bucket list😂
huh? no one hates California we hate the people
Location matters in its preservation, especially online. A picture and intigue can make a person reach their goals.
Since this is a much more technical and scientific video and and less "heres a fun story about our parks" I feel the need to be technical in return. Thereof, 10:23 is REALLY the important part to me. So important in fact that who cares about Redwoods, this is the reason nearly ALL coastal forests of N-Cal, Oregon, Washington, BC and Alaska are (or were) filled with giants.
Many trees have roots in the air that can collect water from fog. Im not sure if, botanically speaking, any of our PNW trees technically do that, but botany is dumb, ecology is cool, and we know they take that fog right from the sky.
If you've ever walked around in a NW rainforest you'll find ferns, sometimes shrubs, and occasionally WHOLE OTHER TREES growing from limbs and burs right out of the side of OTHER MASSIVE trees. Theres soils that form right up on the branches of many of these trees. Where theres soil, you can find roots, and while Im not sure these trees technically have botanically-sound roots up there, the branches can act like it, to get water from higher altitudes already. Botany is dumb anyway, Ecology is cool.
Obviously the higher your starting point, the higher you can grow.
I've seen it mentioned in other comments tho, never by name, the MASSIVE Douglas Fir that was cut down, far taller than any known Redwood, its name is The Nooksack Giant (heres a OPB video that mentions it ruclips.net/video/zjf77CWZ4uk/видео.html ) and I dont think it was the only one. N-Cal is special because it has a much more mild, tho nearly as wet, climate as most of the Coastal PNW.
We get redwoods a good ways into Oregon but, honestly, most of them arent terribly more impressive than a Western Red Ceder, which, mind you, are VERY impressive trees (but we're already talking about impressive trees, its all relative).
A hardier species, like Douglas Fir doesnt care about your cold, actually they dont seem to care about anything.... including gravity it seems.
The forest floor is cool, and deserves a lot of attention, but in our Pacific Northwest, theres just as much happening above you as there is next to you. Whole ecosystems in the sky, in those patches of soil. Amphibians, bugs, millipedes, other trees and shrubs that live they're entire life 100's of feet above the forest floor.
I’d agree with that, worked in southeast Alaska and I can say that the trees are truly significant! The craziest part about it is a large majority of that part of Alaska is not explored, so I’d reckon there’s a large potential for larger trees than Hyperion. Personally have seen a 200 foot+ Sitka spruce.
❤
six DUNE THINGS OMG
Pumped! That new trailer looked awesome!
NPD never misses
😊
Good video, but it could have been five minutes long. In the future, work on trimming the fat and cutting right to the chase.
I write my stories to be as long as they need to be. Context is important, and if that means my videos will be a little longer, then that's what will happen. Depth > breadth
@@NationalParkDiaries I've known of people who complain about the length of beautiful Symphonies, which I love. Something is definitely wrong with their attention spans!!
I used to live in the redwoods. I miss it in a deep soul way. I want to be buried there, where my ocean and my trees meet. 🌲
I've been there once when I was little and it was pure magic. These trees have fascinated me ever since and it was so much fun discovering the secret to their massive height!
@@NationalParkDiaries it's a spiritual experience to walk among them! I love hugging them and listening to them move in the wind. They're so huge and old. And they have glow in the dark flying squirrels. What's not to love? 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲💜 They're so cool. Primordial forests!
That’s a fake photo of the Hyperion
If so, what of it, and the depicted visual location? These measures must be taken to PROTECT Hyperion.
Very well explained.
Thank you!!
why dont they make new tree holes for the co2. dum plant
Well, the location of Hyperion isn't really a secret, and its coordinates are easy to obtain with a quick Google search. It is true however, that the area around this tree is fortunately off-limits
true, I dont understand these people who do find its location why they abuse the area, you would think someone that interested in Trees would be more kind to the environment