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Skimming the trees

Skimming the trees

Inspiration and learnings from an epic zip-lining adventure across redwood trees in Guerneville, CA! Coastal redwood trees are the tallest trees in the world (350-400 feet), but they don’t have the traditional deep tap root to anchor them.

How do redwoods grow to be the tallest trees in the world without deep roots? Amazingly, redwoods connect their roots with each other underground to form a vast web-like network.