Grant's Grove in the Clouds
by Roger Passman
Title
Grant's Grove in the Clouds
Artist
Roger Passman
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Prints/limited Edition Prints/licensing
Description
Grants Grove is located in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks. The Grove surrounds the General Grant sequoia. The width at the base of the tree is 40 feet across and the tree is nearly 2400 years old. The trees in this image are mature giant sequoias or small juvenile sequoias, each fighting for a place in the canopy of this sequoia forest. The three large trees are likely to be about 1200 years of age while the skinny trees with green lichen growing on the bark are in the 500 to 750 year old range. These numbers are difficult to digest while the mature giant sequoias simply defy description.
Giant sequoias can live for over 3,000 years, outlasting all of their mixed conifer forest neighbors. What is it about giant sequoias that allows them to persist through millennia? Surprisingly, a major factor in in the longevity of giant sequoias is a chemical called tannin. The tannin, present in high concentrations in sequoia bark, gives the sequoia resistance to rot, boring insects, and fire.
The mid-sierra zone (5,000-8,000 ft) creates ideal conditions for giant sequoia growth. Mild winter and summer temperatures, deep winter snowpack, and a rich fire history have made it possible for the world's largest tree to get its biggest in these parks.
When asked why he didn’t make photographs in color, Ansel Adams replied, “Black and white IS the color of photography!” I often, though not always, agree with this sentiment; this black and white conversion is one reason why.
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A limited edition of 25 prints signed and numbered by the photographer are available directly from our studio. Sizes equivalent to any of the sizes offered as a print by demand through this online gallery are offered in this limited edition. These prints are only available directly from our studio gallery. Prints are delivered by US Mail rolled in a tube. For more information please contact me using the SEND PRIVATE MESSAGE option in the left sidebar of most of our online gallery
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March 23rd, 2017
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