Ancient Giants

Huge redwoods of California - the largest trees in the world and one of the most ancient. These trees can reach a height of 76 meters (25-storey building), and the diameter at the level of human breast reaches 9 meters. General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park is 1,478 cubic meters, equivalent to 21,800 68-kg human! These giants of about 3,000 years. The oldest currently giant sequoia has an age of 3500 years.