In the commune of Sëll you can not only admire the large old oak tree, which is located on the rue de Raichel near the pond. Here, too, a little more hidden, there is a beautiful large tree: a Sequoia sempervirens, also known as coastal mammoth tree or less aptly named "California Redwood", because it is native to California. (His name seems to have come from the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet Sequoya alias George Guess 1763–1843, who alone would be a whole story, and a cache).
This type of tree can grow up to 110m high, with its trunk reaching over 7m in diameter. They are typically 600 years old, but there are also those that are over 3000 years old. For the extinct North American Sinyone Indians, it was a sacred tree. Sequoia wood is of excellent quality, and those trees are resistant to almost anything that other trees fear (termites, mushroom infestation, forest fires, ...) - except against humans, and so Sequoia is unfortunately also on the red list of the endangered species.
This specimen is one of the last remnants (red arrow in the 1957 photo) of the magnificent park that once surrounded the birthplace of Jean Mersch (14.5.1869-29.7.1954) here in Saal. Jean Mersch is a sailor who went to the United States in the 19th century and became wealthy in the railroad business (he eventually owned the Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad), then he turned his home into a mansion.
Parking soon! To find the cache, you do not need to unravel any roots, pull out any ashes, and remove any pieces from the shell. Use your eyes - to the hint! In order for the next ones to have fun too: leave the container w.e.g. exactly to the place and just as back as you found it! Turns out w.e.g. FAST that the logbook does not get wet again immediately.
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