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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
Re: A little insight...
Date: 2024-03-28 01:56 am (UTC)“His Japanese hosts were polite yet incredulous. How was it possible that the only surviving example of such a nationally revered tree grew in England?”
https://frustratedgardener.com/2019/03/27/cherry-ingram-the-englishman-who-saved-japans-blossoms/
Re: A little insight...
Date: 2024-03-28 05:31 am (UTC)Re: A little insight...
Date: 2024-04-02 05:57 pm (UTC)