Comments on: Really big trees…

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:03:00 +0000

Gynie – there’s something about trees. I have so many chilkdhood memories of climbing trees and building “cubbies” in them to play in.

I didn’t know that about the roots either, Cheryl.

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:01:00 +0000

That’s interesting Cheryl, I didn’t know that about their roots.

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By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:36:00 +0000

Oh yeah! Redwoods are one of my favorite things about California.

Has anyone explained to you that their roots are very shallow, and the only reason they don't all fall over is that the roots all knit together in the forest? Those trees are all holding hands underground.

And when they do fall over the root systems look just like the exhaust of some pulp-era space ship. Remember the Muir tree ships from Hyperion?

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:23:00 +0000

I am getting enviouser and enviouser (don’t copy that word Gynie) I didn’t have a chance to see the California Redwoods when I was there and have regretted it ever since. Wonderful pictures again Glenda, you do look tiny against those massive trees.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:24:00 +0000

The trees are so beautiful ! How can we prefer some reinforced concrete Tower ? Here on my travel checklist: 'see the sequoiasall around the world'.

In France it was quite 'in' this summer 2008 to have a holiday trip in a wood cabin perched in the trees, many people around me did so, and many paper magazines talked about it, it was seen as a way to come back to childhood or to discover a night in a tree, quite a nice idea ^^

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:19:00 +0000

They are magnificent. Just curious, was the dead one dead before or AFTER they cut a dirty great big hole through the middle??? *grin*