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learnteach According to the Guardian, there are more redwoods (coastal and sequoia) in England than in California (500,000 to 80,000) That doesn't seem right to me, but I can't find accurate numbers for either place.
The driving factor was a Victorian garden trend (or set of trends).
The article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Redwoods_League (Note the prevalence of Woman's clubs (and Garden clubs) in the preservation of habitat.)
Giant Sequoia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum
The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/23/giant-redwoods-britain-uk-sequoia-specieswatch
The driving factor was a Victorian garden trend (or set of trends).
The article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Redwoods_League (Note the prevalence of Woman's clubs (and Garden clubs) in the preservation of habitat.)
Giant Sequoia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum
The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/23/giant-redwoods-britain-uk-sequoia-specieswatch
