The oldest ancient redwoods in the world

Located in California, USA, the ancient rosewood cypress bears incredible history and spectacular beauty, attracting visitors to admire.

California's coastal rosewood has the scientific name of sequoia sempervirens, the name commonly referred to as redwood.(Photo: National Geographic).

They can reach a height of over 90m and a life span of about 2,000 years.(Photo: Patch).

In it, Hyperion is the tallest tree in the world, reaching 115.7m.(Photo: National Geographic).

The coastal climate creates thick mist covering the forest, creating abundant water sources and preventing forest fires.(Photo: NPR).

Around the 1800s, gold was discovered in California, creating a rush of people rushing here to find luck.A large number of redwood trees were cut down to build houses and infrastructure to serve these people.(Photo: National Geographic).

In 1968, Redwood National Park was founded and by 1980, this place was recognized as a World Heritage Site.(Photo: Istartedsomething).

However, after more than 100 years of exploitation, this ancient forest area has less than 5% of the original.(Photo: National Geographic).

These giant trees are facing many dangers, from urbanization, environmental pollution to climate change.(Photo: MowryJournal).

Visitors can visit Redwood National Park to admire these impressive redwood trees.(Photo: National Geographic).