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The sequoia genome sequence was completed in 2020, providing new genomic insight into the species. Very exciting for purposes of conservation and restoration, and a tremendous technical achievement given the complexity of the genome -- many times bigger than that of humans. I was excited to see news coverage and peer reviewed articles on the subject which I used to research this section and submit to the main page. Guywelch2000 ( talk) 23:17, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
The link is to an out of print (?) monograph from CNPS, so I have to assume that the citation page number, quotation, and general content are correct. However, this same information was also published in 2012 in CNPS' journal Fremontia, vol. 40: "Endlicher's Sequence: The Naming of the Genus Sequoia", article by Gary D. Lowe. It might be simpler to confirm information about the etymology by using this article as a source instead.
Another source related to this topic is: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13111854 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xoxua ( talk • contribs) 13:33, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
The tree in Timaru was felled yesterday (this article says there were three trees in this location but there was only one). Schwede 66 04:13, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
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The lede claims that only 80,000 specimens survive. That is the figure for California - globally there are far more than that. Ef80 ( talk) 14:20, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
I'm hoping someone will pick this up, as I don't have the expertise. I believe the figures comparing California and the UK are wrong, from the BBC and the Guardian misunderstanding their sources.
As I understand it, the figure of 80,000 in California are for genuine giant sequoia. The figure of 500,000 trees in the UK are a mixture of a few giant sequioa and coastal redwoods, grouped under a catchall "redwoods". 2A00:23C4:27C5:C801:D55B:DD8:90DA:E8E6 ( talk) 15:04, 16 March 2024 (UTC)