Redwood Tree

This Redwood Tree was planted around 1921 in the Bellfield Estate which makes it almost 100 years old, when we measured the circumference – 430cm this ages the tree slightly older. We also measured the height to be approximately 30 metres. Redwood Trees originate from California and can grow up to 116 metres in height. The scientific name for the tree is Sequoiadendron Giganteum. The bark of the Giant Redwood Tree is furrowed, fibrous and may be 90cm (almost 3.0 feet) at the columnar trunk.

In East Ayrshire there are around 74 Redwoods. There are two in the Bellfield Estate; one opposite to where the Bellfield house was. This tree could have been brought back from America by one of the Buchanan sisters close friends.

John Muir called Giant Sequoias ‘Big Trees’ as a nickname.

Your mission is to explore and find the other Redwood in the Estate.