Giant redwoods can live for over 3,000 years.Our wild botanic garden, Wakehurst, is home to the tallest living Christmas tree in the UK which is a giant redwood and measures 36 metres in height.
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Center Parcs Longleat Forest is home to the UK's tallest Giant Redwood tree. Officially confirmed by the Tree Register of the British Isles after being spotted by a tree-loving guest, the Giant Redwood measures up at 58m.
Giant Sequoias were introduced to Britain in 1860 and Elvaston Castle Country Park has 2 of the original specimens still going strong. Giant Sequoia in Elvaston Castle Country Park. Contributed by Dan Hartley of Derby in the UK.
Many, including Killerton, Sheffield Park, and Penrhyn Castle, are managed by the National Trust. Travelers can also see giant sequoias dating to the 1860s in southwest London at the Redwood Grove in the UNESCO-listed Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
In their native California, the humid summer fogs combined with winter rainfall allow redwoods to grow to immense heights. Did you know? The largest redwood in the world lives in Sequoia National Park, California.
The world's largest tree by height is the Hyperion, which is a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and is located somewhere in the heart of Redwood National Park in California.