Evans Grove
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Evans Grove is a giant sequoia
grove in California
—one of many natural sequoia groves in the Sierra Nevada. It finds its home in Sequoia National Forest
and is one of the largest groves with about 500 trees. It houses abundant stumps of dead sequoias. It can be navigated through by many dirt roads, but has no official trails. It has one tree of great size, which is named Evans tree.
The grove is named after John Evans, who lived nearby and protected the trees from fire.
Sequoiadendron
Sequoiadendron giganteum is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens and...
grove in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
—one of many natural sequoia groves in the Sierra Nevada. It finds its home in Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....
and is one of the largest groves with about 500 trees. It houses abundant stumps of dead sequoias. It can be navigated through by many dirt roads, but has no official trails. It has one tree of great size, which is named Evans tree.
The grove is named after John Evans, who lived nearby and protected the trees from fire.
Noteworthy trees
Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:- Evans Tree: With a volume of 30232 cubic feet (856.1 m³), it ranks in the top 40 giant sequoias alive today.