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Burned Alive

The destructive nature of fire is no match for these Giant Sequoia trees. Their bark has a unique property of resilience to the hot flames, which occasionally sweep through the forest floor. This trick helps maintain a lifetime that spans thousand of years.

 

The reproductive process is also helped along as the treeâs cones open in the heat and drop their seeds onto the ground. With heavy underbrush burned away, sunlight provides nutrients and energy to the small seedlings.

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Uploaded on October 18, 2016
Taken on September 10, 2016