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itty53 t1_j6fuqth wrote

For how tall redwood is, it's incredibly light. That's how this works.

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herbw t1_j6h942n wrote

well if you look at the giant sequoia trunks they have many, many buttresses which act to keep the tree upright.

Those are likely the most ancient widespread trees we know of which are still living , with large stands/groves in the Sierras.

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itty53 t1_j6hrgvd wrote

I know. I'm from Yosemite.

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herbw t1_j6kenmb wrote

yep my heart of hearts. Hope to get there once more before I die. Glacier pt. overlook, max merced river runoff peak. 3 of greatest waterfalls in Western hemisphere thundering down, 1000's tons /sec. water.

I fly around there often in my mind's eye. To the Right Half Dome. Over a bit, nevada falls. Down a bit, Vernal. Up high right, Illilouette. Across the valley, Yosemite thundering down 1600' in two drops. Blow yer away you stand too close. To left, Massive El Capitan vastest Granite formation known. Others.

Tetons, too, Yellowstone maybe, but hell close my eyes, I'm there visual, hearing, smells of pines, sounds of animals. I got a good visual memory.

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artvandalayy t1_j6i572s wrote

Does it also work because these trees don't grow in isolation but instead are surrounded by neighbors of similar height? They all act as windbreaks for each other and allow each individual tree to need less root strength for support for when the wind picks up?

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