1,500-year-old giant sequoia killed in California fire headed to the Smithsonian
By John Ross Ferrara
Published on May 25, 2026.
A section of a 1,500-year-old giant sequoia tree that died in the SQF Complex Fire, which burned 175,000 acres of California's Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest in 2020, is headed to the Smithsonian. The tree was felled for public safety and will now be on display in California and Washington, D.C. The preserved trunk section carries centuries of visible fire scars, making it a remarkable record of California fire history. One section will be displayed at the new California Natural Resources Agency building in Sacramento and the other at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington.
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