Rise of the ancient redwood family
The physics of drinking from the sky
Shields of armor and underground networks
The secret world of the canopy
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Master of How redwoods became giants
misslily Redwood Canopy Secret World
When coastal fog rolls in, soft and deep, Redwood canopies their moisture keep.
misslily Hyperion is currently the world's tallest living tree, standing at over 380 feet.
misslily A unique species of lungless salamander lives its entire life in the redwood canopy.
misslily Drag water droplets through leaves to discover how canopy fog helps redwoods grow so tall.
Canopy huckleberries: Aerial soil mats in redwood canopies can grow wild huckleberry bushes over 200 feet in the air.
The high, leafy overhead layer formed by the crowns of trees in a forest. In the 1990s, Stephen Sillett pioneered climbing techniques to study the rich ecosystems of this redwood canopy.
What is the circular pattern of cloned redwood trees growing around a parent stump called?
How deep can the aerial soil mats on redwood branches grow over hundreds of years?
Who pioneered climbing techniques in the 1990s to study redwood canopy ecosystems?
Why is the exact physical location of the Hyperion tree kept secret from the public?
What unique creature lives its entire life in soil mats 200 feet high in the redwood canopy?