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Sequoia and king Canyons
I. History of Sequoia and
King Canyons
II. The Sequoia’s life
Sequoia and King Canyons
Sequoia and King Canyons Begin there was about 25 million years ago.
I. History of Sequoia and kings Canyon
II. The Sequoia’s life
The "plate tectonics" theory
Sequoia and King Canyons
I. History of Sequoia and kings Canyon
II. The Sequoia’s life
Discovered in 1848 by immigrants in Sierra Nevada.
Imported in Europe in 1853.
Two sorts of Sequoia Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Redwood Sequoia (Sequoia sempervirens)
Sequoia and King Canyons
I. History of Sequoia and kings Canyon
II. The Sequoia’s life
a) Characteristics
b) Sequoia’s environment
• General informations and numbers
Giant Sequoia Redwood Sequoia
Lifespan About 3500 years. About 500 years.
Maximum size 90 m. 113 m.
Diameter of the trunk 10 m. 14 m.
Look Cone Narrow column. Without branch until the middle.
Bark Fibrous, spongy, until 60 cm of thickness.
Brown, reddish and thick.
RESIST ON FIRE
Sequoia and King Canyons
I. History of Sequoia and kings Canyon
II. The Sequoia’s life
a) Characteristics
b) Sequoia’s environment
Climate
There are two seasons:• warm and dry• mid and wet
Location