Big Tree in Yosemite

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Big Tree in Yosemite

Big Tree in Yosemite

The Mariposa Grove on the southernmost end of Yosemite National Park, CA - Taken on May 6, 2004. Sequoia-dendron giganteum: Sequoias do not die of old age, and they are fiercely resistant to fire and insect damage. Toppling becomes the chief agent of their demise. These behemoth trees sprout only from seeds so small and light they look like oat flakes. Mature trees may produce 2,000 chicken's egg-sized cones each year, collectively bearing 500,000 seeds; dispersed only as cones are opened. Cones hang on the tree green and closed for up to 20 years. Douglas squirrels or the lavae of the cone-boring beetle may cause cones to open, but fire is the key agent in the dispersal of seeds.
lcarreau
on Jan 12, 2008 10:34 pm
Lat/Lon: 37.52065°N / 119.59936°W
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Flora,  Informational,  Scenery
Image ID: 372373

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Diveria

Diveria - Jan 15, 2008 4:31 am - Voted 10/10

Nice...

...a lot of interesting information! like for the rest of your images!
Thanks for sharing.
Marco.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jan 15, 2008 10:24 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice...

It is my belief that information should be
shared with people. Otherwise, what is information, if not to be shared? Grazie!

Diveria

Diveria - Jan 16, 2008 4:19 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Nice...

You are right! But it's not usual to see such an amount of information together with a single image.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jan 16, 2008 9:38 am - Hasn't voted

Well,

that is my fate! I can't deal with seeing
"small" pieces of information beneath my
individual pictures. I need to fill up the
space with worthwhile facts ... like they
do on the television news, when they talk
about Britney Spears and Doctor Phil.

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