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Three Giant Sequoias by the Wayside

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Three Giant Sequoias by the Wayside

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Location: Quitzdorf am See, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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Mario

April 28, 2024

Here you can admire 3 sequoias, the exact planting age cannot be confirmed.

The evergreen sequoia is, unlike its siblings, the dawn redwood and the coastal redwood, also hardy in our country. It has several special features in its growth. As the name suggests, the sequoia is a real giant and is considered the largest plant on earth in terms of plant mass. In addition, it not only forms a tall but also a very thick trunk. The most impressive living representative of its species is the "General Sherman Tree" in Sequoia National Park, which is 84 meters tall and has a trunk diameter of over eight meters, which gives a trunk volume of almost 1,500 cubic meters. In our latitudes, however, the sequoia rarely reaches its final height. It has a narrow, conical crown, with the straight trunk often remaining branchless up to great heights.

Sequoias live for over 3,000 years and weigh up to two and a half thousand tons when fully grown. The giant sequoia is a so-called pyrophyte, which means that its fibrous, thick, resin-free bark is structured in such a way that it can protect the tree from forest fires. Burns on the tree heal almost completely after a few years. The giant sequoia's root system is flat and can form a radius of 30 meters. The tree owes its English name "redwood" to its characteristic red-brown bark.

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Rudi🙃

June 2, 2024

Easy to run. At the beginning of the climb you need to be fit, and in the forest you need orientation or a good route on an app that you can follow.

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Location: Quitzdorf am See, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

Three Giant Sequoias by the Wayside

1. Monumentberg Observation Tower – Kollm and Quitzdorf Reservoir loop from Steinölsa

2. Nostitz Monument Groß Radisch – Monumentberg Observation Tower loop from Groß Radisch

3. Kollm and Quitzdorf Reservoir – Monumentberg Observation Tower loop from Sproitz

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