Did you know that a close relative of the Giant Sequoia tree lives on the lower east side???
It is called a metasequoia (aka Dawn Redwood) and is planted all over the city. At 100 feet, the tallest one is in the Liz Christy Community Garden on East Houston and the Bowery. Picture courtesy of Donald Loggins who was one of the creators of the garden and inspiration to the community (or guerilla) gardening movement.
I say old because until recently, it was thought to have gone extinct 55 million years ago (with the dinosaurs?), till they found it in China. China, not Chinatown.
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The Dawn Redwood was planted 35 years ago by Liz Christy. Its taller then the surronding buildings. Send me your email address and I will send you some photos.
Did you know that the ancient bristlecone pine of Inyo National Forest is the oldest living tree species on Earth. Methuselah, the oldest tree in the forest, is over 4,700 years old. Says so on Tripcart.com.
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