Thanks Satish Ji for sharing the photos of the natural wonder of the world. Tanay
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens): 115.56 m (379.1 ft), Redwood National > Park, California, United States is considered as the tallest tree in the > world. > In my recent visit to California I had a chance to observe some of these > tall coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) in Yosemite National Park and Big > Basin redwoods state park. Sharing some of the pictures.. > The biggest in Big Basin were the Father and The mother of the forest. > *Father of the forest:* > Diameter at breast height: 16 ft 10 in > Circumference at ground: 66 ft 9 in > Height : 250 ft. > *Mother of the forest:* > Diameter at breast height: 15 ft 2 in > Circumference at ground: 70 ft > Height : 329 ft. > Dr Phadke > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
