![]() ![]() But the wood is also fibrous and brittle, making it generally unsuitable for construction. The wood of the Giant Sequoia is highly resistant to decay which make it well suited for shingles and fence posts. Giant Sequoia trees are protected within Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, and Giant Sequoia National Monument. Young seedlings depend on fire to clear out faster growing shade-loving trees that would otherwise crowd the seedlings out. The Giant Sequoia is highly adapted to forest fires, having a fire-resistant bark and cones that normally open right after a fire. Average mature heights range 164-279 feet and average mature trunk diameters range 20-26 feet. The Giant Sequoia are the most massive individual trees in the world. It is one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, the others being the Sequoia Sempervirens (coast redwood) and Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood). The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is native to a limited area of the western Sierra Nevada in California. Trunk DBH (diameter at breast height: 91 inches
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