One thing to remember about them ... discoveries made by Sillett’s team is that even the rate of growth of a big tree, not just its height or total volume, can increase during old age.

As Maxwell tells “Te Ao With Moana,” the findings indicate that the boat wasn’t carved from one big tree, but rather crafted from hundreds of pieces of carefully shaped timber.

The largest known giant sequoia tree east of the Rocky Mountains, it’s one of two listed on the Big Tree Register. The dawn redwood is the smallest and shortest-lived sequoia - neither as tall ...