The Redwoods - World's Tallest Trees

In observance of the International DAY OF THE FOREST (March 21)

and EARTH Day (April 22)

Redwoods - World's Tallest Trees

Researched by Dr Abe V Rotor

Three species of trees are referred to as redwoods.  The most common  are the California's redwood, the giant sequoia trees, and on the other side of the globe, China's dawn redwood or known as “water-fir” or “water pine”.  

Redwoods are remnants of vast ancient coniferous forests during the time of the dinosaurs (Mesozoic era) millions of years ago. They survived the asteroid impact which annihilated the giant reptiles and other organisms on earth, the ice ages, the third and last believed to have occurred some 10,000 years ago when man was in its final phase of evolution. Redwoods are therefore, considered living fossils, a number of them are more than 3000 years old. 

 

 

"The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe." - John Steinbeck

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."

— Shakespeare (Troilus and Cressida)

 

  

"There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself." - John Muir,  A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf

 

 

"It's always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls." 

— John Muir

 Wilderness World of John Muir*

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." — Our National Parks

"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike." — The Yosemite

"The battle for conservation must go on endlessly. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong." — Son of the Wilderness

"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world."

— My First Summer in the Sierra

"Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." — Son of the Wilderness

John Muir, a renowned naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, is celebrated for his profound wisdom and eloquent reflections on nature. His words have inspired generations to appreciate and protect the natural world. Here is a collection of some of his most memorable quotes, offering a glimpse into his philosophy and love for the wilderness.   Acknowledgement with Gratitude, from Internet