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