Cotty,
Aside from isolated enclaves like the Muir Woods, the big'uns are all
located in more northerly climes that average significantly more than
60-70 inches of rainfall per year, which is what the Santa Cruz
Mountains generally gets.
I don't know what else about the soil conditions and climate nets the
massive size of these trees. I do remember the first time I drove
north to Portland, Oregon. There was a point, somewhere between SF
and Arcata along Highway 101, where all of a sudden the average
height of the trees seems to quadruple in height. It was sudden and
startling to me, at the time relatively new to the West Coast.
Godfrey
On Nov 14, 2005, at 6:50 AM, Cotty wrote:
I understand Marnie. My point was that, although the interior of
California can be very warm and dry, the coast is usually much
cooler -
hence, on a hot day in San Jose, it could be 96 degrees F, but take
a 45
minute trip to Santa Cruz, and it's down into the mid-70s because
of the
cooling on-shore breeze. Typically, the air is much mope moist as
well -
voila le fog ;-)
