Community Chat

[MaRina]

The Big sequoia tree in Calaveras County California was toppled by the weekend storm.

The tree was hollowed out in 1800. It's not clear why the tree fell, but probably had to do with the giant sequoia's shallow root system.

So glad we walked through it last October. Sad to see it in pieces on the ground. 

Sorry I don't know how to post pics, maybe someone can for me.

[cherry]

Spoiler

It's a shame ,but at least no one got hurt

[DiAnne]

Is that the one you could drive through?

[Winkk]

I just read that article.  What a shame.  They said the tree was dying anyway and it couldn't withstand the storm over the weekend. 

[patbz]

So sorry to hear this.  I remember seeing pics of this tree decades before I actually got to see it.

[Q4u]

Very sad to see this magnificent tree in ruins.  We've gone through it several times and it was so cool.  Seeing how the tree looked like it disintegrated into a lot of tree pieces (like shredding) upon falling makes me think that it wasn't truly "living" and that a great portion of the tree might have been very dry and just couldn't hold up....  what a shame.

[ms traditional]

that is really too bad.

[pattypeep]

[just bee]

[Plaid Pants2]

That's the life cycle of a tree, or any plant.

It will now slowly decompose, and provide nutriants to the soil.

Sad?

Sure, but as I said, that's the life cycle of a tree.