Thanks Ken for correcting me. I was under the impression that most of them are Coast Redwoods. Of course as per name the distribution of coast Redwood is very specific along the pacific coast of North America and the park is far away from coast. Satish On 7 September 2010 07:48, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote:
> Satish-- > > The trees at Yosemite are Sequoiadendron giganteum; the coastal trees at > Big Basin are Sequoia sempervirens. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > *To:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, September 6, 2010 9:37:12 AM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:46698] Tallest trees > > 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 > >
