The Giant Sequoia at John Muir National Historic Site
Around 1885, Muir planted a giant sequoia on the property, directly off of the main farm road. He had brought the sapling back from the Sierra Nevada mountains and placed it within a small triangular patch of land, protected by a wooden crate.
By 2010, it was determined that the tree had developed infected cankers caused by a fungus. In addition to other measures to manage impacts to the tree, the park’s horticulturalist attempted to clone the tree.
The task was later commissioned to a non-profit that specializes in old-growth tree propagation and archiving. A clipping of the Muir tree was sent to them in 2013, and the cuttings were received and successfully rooted.
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