Notable Trees
The Parson Jones Tree is the tallest tree in the grove, measuring more than 310 feet (94 m) in height. This is longer than the length of a football field. It is a 0.1-mile (160 m) walk from the park entrance.
The Colonel Armstrong Tree is the oldest tree in the grove, estimated to be over 1400 years old. It is named after a lumberman who chose to preserve this portion of the park in the 1870s. It is a 0.5-mile (800 m) walk from the park entrance
The Icicle Tree shows the unusual burl formations often found on redwood trees. Burls can weigh many tons and grow hundreds of feet above the forest floor. Why these growths occur remains a mystery.
Read more about this topic: Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve
Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or trees:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“those that are hunted
Know this as their life,
Their reward: to walk
Under such trees in full knowledge
Of what is in glory above them,
And to feel no fear,”
—James Dickey (b. 1923)