Giant Sequoia

This is one of five Giant Sequoia redwood trees at Chatelherault Country Park, now visible after surrounding trees were felled. The Dukes Bridge and Cadzow Castle can be seen in the background

A native of California Sequoia were first cultivated in the UK in the mid 1850’s

The tallest Seguoia in Britain is at Benmore Gardens in Argyll and was 185ft tall in 2014 at age150