More giant redwoods in UK than in native US, study says
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The enormous trees, which can grow up to around 300 feet tall and live as long as 3,000 years, grow at similar rates in the UK as they do in their native California, despite the ecological and climactic differences between the two environments - which could help tackle climate change.
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    Researchers “weighed” study specimens using 3D terrestrial laser scanning to make detailed structural measurements of the trees to capture their above-ground biomass.

    Noting “recent interest in planting more redwoods” due to “their public appeal and potential for storing carbon”, researchers from University College London (UCL) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, set out to find out how well they grow in the UK for the first time - taking into account the milder climate and wider range of rainfall.

    They focused on 97 individual trees at three sites - an avenue at Benmore Botanical Garden in Dunoon, Scotland, Kew’s Wakehurst Place in West Sussex, and a path in mixed woodland in Havering Country Park, Essex.

    The tallest tree the researchers found measured about 180 feet (54.87 metres), smaller than their US counterparts, in part due to the UK specimens’ youth.

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    The study’s lead author, Ross Holland, formerly at UCL and now at East Point Geo, said: "Giant sequoias are some of the most massive organisms on Earth and in their native range make up some of the most carbon dense forests in the world due to their great age.

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