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We Can Learn A Lot From Sequoias

6/22/2014

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The Sequoia National Forest in central California is home to some of the most amazing and oldest trees in the world.  Sequoias are the world’s largest single standing trees by volume.  They grow to a height of 164-279 feet and a diameter of 20-26 feet.  The oldest known Sequoia is 3,500 years old.  They have clearly been around for a long time and do not buckle easily to the harsh conditions of nature.  What makes all this so amazing is that despite their incredible height, Sequoias have a shallow root system and only goes down 12-14 feet deep and they have no tap root.  Yet how have they been able to stand for so long and not be toppled by the strong winds that often come across the Sierra Nevada Mountains?  They have a matting root system that can occupy as much as one acre of ground and interlock with the roots of dozens of nearby Sequoias.  In other words, they hang on to each other and support each other and thus have been able to remain standing for thousands of years.  Christians could learn a lot from Sequoias. ​

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