The Great Redwood Migration

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68518623

Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees 'thriving in UK'
By Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis

Giant redwoods - the world's largest trees - are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California.

The giants were first brought to the UK about 160 years ago, and a new study suggests they are growing at a similar rate to their US counterparts.

An estimated 500,000 trees are in the UK compared to 80,000 in California.

However they aren't yet as tall. In California they can reach 90m-high, but in the UK the tallest is 54.87m.

But that's because the introduced trees are still very young. Giant redwoods can live for more than 2,000 years, so there's still plenty of time for the UK's trees to catch up

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[pErvinalia]

Shame they are going to be wiped out in the apocalypse, eh Crump?

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Shame they are going to be wiped out in the apocalypse, eh Crump?

In theory the UK survives and even thrives with the end of days, and radiation makes the trees grow taller still

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[JimC]

I think Australia has produced the world's most invasive tree species - Eucalypts have been planted everywhere...

[L'Emmerdeur]

The article talks about using it in mixed plantations, which I suppose would be fine if the idea is to help capture carbon. The 'giant redwood' (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is really just an ornamental tree outside its normal range. The wood is brittle and basically useless for construction, unlike its relative Sequoia sempervirens.

[Brian Peacock]

I believe Sequoia and humans can live together in peace.

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I believe Sequoia and humans can live together in peace.

Invasion, colonisation - when the war comes, humans will need a bigger axe