| Fire releases cone seeds from species such as the Giant sequoia, lodgepole pine and Ponderosa pine and redistributes nutrients to the soil, benefiting new growth. |
| Each sequoia, on the other hand, draws its moisture from an area thousands of times as large as a rain gauge. |
| He notes carefully the distinctive qualities of particular specimens of goldcup oak, Douglas spruce, yellow pine, silver fir, and sequoia. |
| Not even in the giant sequoia groves of the Sierra have I found any spot more cathedral-like than this. |
| Now native only to China, the dawn redwood was the most common sequoia in North America during prehistoric times. |
| Several tree species are striking exceptions, perhaps the most notable being the world's most massive tree, the giant sequoia. |
