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Sequoias still see a lot of rainfall where they live

• sigmaprimus 7y ago
  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fog-that-nourishes-california-redwoods-declining/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fog-that-nourishe... https://baynature.org/article/fog-and-redwoods-demystifying-the-mist/ https://baynature.org/article/fog-and-redwoods-demystifying-...
  • EdwardDiego 7y ago
    We have plenty of redwoods growing in my country (NZ) that aren't watered by fogs but by just plain ol' rain. While I'm sure that fogs are essential for redwoods in the California climate, it doesn't mean they are inherently coupled - they grow quite happily in the inland Canterbury Plains, bugger all fog, but enough rain to get them watered. Hell, we even named a suburb after one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood,_Christchurch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood,_Christchurch
    • sigmaprimus 7y ago
      Fair enough, interesting fact just as all roosters are chickens but not all chickens are roosters, not all redwoods are sequoias. I actually mixed them up too. http://sequoia.visionbib.com/sequoia-redwood.html http://sequoia.visionbib.com/sequoia-redwood.html
      • EdwardDiego 7y ago
        Yep, I've seen both in our botanic gardens :)
  • quixoticelixer- 7y ago
    That's in summer, they still get a lot of rainfall in winter. Even then not more than half their water in summer comes from fog