Natural History Wanderings

Please note the trees the British are referring to are Sequoiadendron giganteum, which are called Giant Sequoias in the U.S. (The British common name is Wellingtonia or ‘Big Tree’)

The article is not referring to the Coast Redwoods Sequoia sempervirens.

The BBC reports

Giant redwoods – the world’s largest trees – are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California.

The giants were first brought to the UK about 160 years ago, and a new study suggests they are growing at a similar rate to their US counterparts.

An estimated 500,000 trees are in the UK compared to 80,000 in California.

Read more at  Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees ‘thriving in UK’