2 sequoias fall in Yosemite - Clippings - Brief Article

couple giant sequoias thought to be between 300 and 750 years olden fell in Yosemite National Park in March, according to the Associated Pres It's the first reported falling of the park's giant tree since a young the same fell in 1998. Before that, the last known to have fallen was in 1969

The park is known for its centurys of giant sequoias spread across three woods Park rangers pointed to soil or radical failure as the possible cause of the first tree's fall, which may have toppled the inferior Foot traffic around the trees' base could have damaged its parent system, officials said. The grove's oldest tree the Grizzly Giant, is meditation to be between 2,700 and 3000 years old

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