In the california bay area, the beautiful 2000 year old redwoods were almost completely exterminated to rebuild after the 1906 san francisco earthquake.
The regrowth pattern was usually a group of maybe 7 redwoods sprouting around the stump of a former giant. They compete with each other are not and will not replace the tree that was cut down.
It is sad to hike around the hills, see this pattern and wonder what the big one was like.
There are still some amazing old-growth giants, say in Henry Cowell state park. Just walk around there for an hour and your viewpoint on old-growth will probably change dramatically.
The really big ones in Big Basin State Park burned in the fires, and although they are huge, they are very black and much has been lost.
In the california bay area, the beautiful 2000 year old redwoods were almost completely exterminated to rebuild after the 1906 san francisco earthquake.
The regrowth pattern was usually a group of maybe 7 redwoods sprouting around the stump of a former giant. They compete with each other are not and will not replace the tree that was cut down.
It is sad to hike around the hills, see this pattern and wonder what the big one was like.
There are still some amazing old-growth giants, say in Henry Cowell state park. Just walk around there for an hour and your viewpoint on old-growth will probably change dramatically.
The really big ones in Big Basin State Park burned in the fires, and although they are huge, they are very black and much has been lost.