5. Individuals Beside a Massive Sequoia Tree
Found in: United States, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Planting: $20–$25 (for a starting tree)
Massive sequoia trees, which can survive for up to 3,000 years, are an amazing natural phenomenon. They can reach heights of 250–300 feet, with the tallest specimen reaching 325 feet. They are also enormous. Many Sequoias can reach a circumference of 94 feet.
Individual standing beside a massive Sequoia tree
These threatened trees are located on the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, at an elevation of 7,000 feet. The environment of the mountains is essential for the opening and seed discharge of the Sequoia cones.