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Detailed explanation-1: -Firefighters in California have wrapped aluminium blankets around Giant Sequoia trees in California’s Sequoia National Park, to protect them against wildfires. The world-famous National Park hosts an ancient grove of over 2, 000 Giant Sequoia trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -The General Sherman Tree is the world’s largest tree, measured by volume. It stands 275 feet (83 m) tall, and is over 36 feet (11 m) in diameter at the base. Sequoia trunks remain wide high up. Sixty feet above the base, the Sherman Tree is 17.5 feet (5.3 m) in diameter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fire has grown by thousands of acres in each recent day. General Sherman looms over the north end of Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park.

Detailed explanation-4: -Giant sequoias are some of the biggest trees on the planet. The largest is 83 metres (275 feet) tall and over 11 metres (36 feet) in diameter at the base. Their extraordinary longevity-they can live to around 3, 000 years-also makes them among the oldest living things on Earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -If you’ve ever seen aluminum foil hanging from or wrapped around trees, it’s all about protecting fruit from birds.