A local man is growing sequoia trees on his property on Palomar Mountain. He hopes his efforts will continue for generations.
"I want my children, my grandchildren, my great, great, great, great-grandchildren to see these trees someday and think back to what it took to put them here and get them to grow," Hamerly said.Right now, the tallest tree on Hamerly's property is just above 30 feet. He says they'll typically grow about two feet per year.Jokes aside, he wants to reintroduce them to this area, and he's not the only one in Southern California doing so.
”San Bernardino has two groves, and San Jacinto mountains have two groves that I know of," Hamerly said., giant sequoias have faced serious threats across the Sierra Nevada over the recent years, including from wildfires and native bark beetles.”The real primary advantage of sequoias is because of their large size and longevity, they sequester much more carbon than a typical tree that could last 3,000 years that could last for years if you keep them to maturity," Hamerly said.
Although he won't be here to see it, he's thinking about the future of these trees many years from now. ”If you’ve been to Sequoia National Park, Yosemite National Park, you’ve seen these massive trees, and you realize they’ve been around for 2,000, 3,000 years," he said."That’s a legacy right there. I’d like to reproduce that here.“
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