What was happening in 500 A.D. when some of these guys were beginning to root? Well, Christianity is an official religion now and the European civilization will forever after be known as "Christendom," the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia is established (many believe this is where God's Ark of the Covenant is even today), Attila the Hun has just died and the Turks were taking over his territory, King Arthur's legend is beginning, the Persian civilizations peaks, Buddhism is spreading across Asia and into Korea and Japan, and the Polynesians have settled the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and the Easter Islands.
This is when the people of India come up with concept of "0," and introduce the decimal point. Modern math and science can now evolve. Interestingly enough, the Mayans of South America come up with the same concept at about the same time and introduce it into their calendars. Roman aqueducts were bringing water to their cities, the boat rudder and magnetic compass helped guide the sailors around the seas and oceans, paper had been invented by the Chinese, a seismometer of sorts was being used to detect earthquakes, even toothpaste was being used by then, and the magnificent game of Chess was being developed! Just think of the history that these trees have lived through. Astounding!
These trees are really unbelievably huge - and they are still alive and growing!! From a much, much younger tree Granpa takes a picture of what it's foliage looks like up close.
There are also 300 year old pine trees, but they look pretty small next to the giant sequoia.
Just compare their cones:
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