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Giant Sequoias need forrest fires to reproduce. Their pine cones won't open without sufficient heat. This makes sense, if you consider the dense forests these t
by TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
Giant Sequoias need forrest fires to reproduce. Their pine cones won't open without sufficient heat. This makes sense, if you consider the dense forests these trees create.
- knoebber 4y agoOlder / larger redwoods can survive intense fires. Their bark is fire resistant.
- dendrite9 4y agoThat is less and less true. The intensity of the fires has changed due to the recent history of excessive fire suppression and the resulting fuel accumulation. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/wildfires-kill-unprecedented-numbers-of-large-sequoia-trees.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/wildfires-kill-unprecedente...