When I ordered the California Native Plants from the nurseries last year, a message came back that two of the trees must have been incorrect because it was not "normal" for a school to have them on their planting list. The two trees were a Sequoiadendron sempervirens, or Coast Redwood - the tallest tree in the world - more than 350', and Sequoiadendron giganteum, or Giant Sequoia - one of the largest - 30' in diameter - and oldest trees in the world, up to 3,000 years. It is true that they are not meant to live in our area - they live in Northern California along the coast or in the Sierra Nevada mountains - but how awesome if we can replicate their native environment well enough for them to grow. Many of our students will never visit the Redwood forests. But if the trees thrive, they, and future students, will enjoy seeing them in our Nature Center. It's amazing to think that one of the trees we planted might be here long after the buildings and all of us are gone. It's been a hot spring and summer, but so far, so good!
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