sequoiadendron giganteum, Cupressaceae, Gymnospermae (Softwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 4
Number of individual trees analyzed: 6
Number of specimens: 11
Number of measurements: 36
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 14.7
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 5.9
Max PZC average on one log: 13.4
Min PZC average on one log: 7.3
PZC Average of all logs: 9.8
Species: sequoiadendron giganteum
Family: Cupressaceae
Clade: Gymnospermae
Description: The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the world’s largest tree by volume, characterized by its immense size, reddish-brown, deeply furrowed, fibrous bark, and dense, blue-green, scale-like leaves. Young trees are conical, maturing into a more irregular, rounded crown.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:






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