The Sequoiadendron is the heaviest organism in the world with a thick, reddish-brown bark that protects it from forest fires. The heaviest specimen weighs around 2000 tons. The bark of this tree feels soft.

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This evergreen, cone-shaped tree is also called giant sequoia. It can grow to a huge 80 m tall in California, where the tree is native to. The dark green needles are small and narrow. They grow up to 8 mm long and have sharp points. The leaves feel rough. The flowers are small. Male flowers are yellow. Females are green and grow into egg-shaped, woody cones that are green at first and turn brown when ripe.

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