Redwoods: A Walk Among the Giants
NPRRedwoods: A Walk Among the Giants Ancient Trees Inspire Ways Of Life in Humboldt County, Calif. toggle caption Robert Van Pelt Human reactions are rarely subtle in the presence of redwoods, unfathomably ancient and enormously tall trees. In the second of her series on Big Trees and the Lives They've Changed, NPR's Ketzel Levine travels to Humboldt Redwoods State Park and the Avenue of the Giants, where she talks with residents and walks among the trees. Sponsor Message The coastal redwoods, Sequoia sempervirens, are the world's tallest trees. These are not the world's biggest trees, however, when considering a combination of height, circumference and canopy spread; those are giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, which live at higher elevations.
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