Huge Redwood Tree Root Balls
@DeborahDiane (40044)
Laguna Woods, California
July 20, 2018 8:58pm CST
Over the course of thousands of years, some of the redwood trees in the Humboldt Redwood State Park in far northern California have fallen over. Their root balls are amazing.
First, they are relatively shallow, considering they have been holding up trees as high as a 30 to 35 story office building!
Second, they are wider than any root balls I have ever seen from other trees. You can see how wide this one is by comparing it to the man standing next to it. He looks tiny next to that root ball!
Have you ever seen a tree root ball which was larger than this one?
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jul 18
@Tampa_girl7 - This was the first time we have seen these trees. It was an amazing experience!
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 Jul 18
I have not been fortunate enough to go as far out west as California but Keith loves to talk about the Redwood trees. He was a truck driver at one point and got to see so much of the state.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
25 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane Keith really enjoyed driving a truck. He has talked about going back to it if his job here at John Deere does not work out but I would not want him gone away from home so much.
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Jul 18
@Shellyann36 - Yes, that is the only downside to being a truck driver. They are gone from home so much. It is hard on the families.
@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jul 18
@Shellyann36 - I have known a number of truck drivers. They have a hard life, but they do get to see a lot of the country!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)
• China
21 Jul 18
I haven't seen such a huge root ball.However It is really shallow in proportion to its height.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)
• China
22 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane I am not sure if the "starter" is the sapling.If only those small redwoods will be able to thrive in China.It is said that redwoods can live up to five thousand years.
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jul 18
@changjiangzhibin89 - Yes, those root balls are very shallow considering how tall the trees are. By the way, we chatted with someone who ships small "starter" redwood trees to other states and countries. He said that China is a major buyer of his starter trees and he had recently shipped over $1.5 million worth of small redwood trees to China. Perhaps, in 1000 years, there will be large groves of giant redwoods in China, too!
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jul 18
@changjiangzhibin89 - Yes, I hope that they do thrive in China. I'm sure there must be parts of China that have a climate similar to the one in Northern California. I would be thrilled if they thrive and are still around in thousands of years. That would be wonderful!
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jul 18
@wolfgirl569 - It was an incredible experience!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jul 18
Maybe. It's been a long time since I have visited our big trees.
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jul 18
@JohnRoberts - It is an awesome experience.
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jul 18
@Icydoll - I recently read that India has been planting millions of trees. I think that is wonderful!
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Jul 18
No and the man DOES look tiny though he must be quite wellbuilt
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jul 18
@responsiveme - Yes, seeing the man makes you realize how large that root ball really is!
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