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Sequoiadendron giganteum


Wellingtonia, Giant Sequoia



Emo Court, Emo, Co. Laois


Situation: Avenue
Visited and photographed on: 01-Aug-09
Height: 25 m Girth: 4.62 m

Heritage value:

Landmark Trees
Forms part of an historic landscape


Believed to have been planted around 1860, this 1.4km long avenue is unique in scale in Ireland. The tree nearest the house was measured.