California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets

[Still Waters]

Firefighters are wrapping fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees as blazes tear through California's world-famous Sequoia National Park.

Officials fear the fire could reach the Giant Forest, a grove of some of the world's biggest trees, within hours.

The forest hosts some 2,000 sequoias, including the 275ft (83m) General Sherman, the biggest tree by volume on Earth and about 2,500 years old.

The Colony and Paradise fires have been growing for a week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58592376

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/17/worlds-largest-tree-wrapped-in-fire-resistant-blanket-as-california-blaze-creeps-closer

[Myles]

I planted a couple giant sequoia's a couple years ago.    I'll be passed long before the mature and are giant.   But I figured it'd be cool for someone someday.

[Doug1066]

My Dad tried planted a western red-cedar in Ohio.  It grew great, but he put it too close to the house.  My nephew had to take it out.

Doug