A visit to the mysterious and fire damaged Forgotten Grove in Sequoia National Park.
![King Arthur after the Castle FIre](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210513_0092_sm-1-850x554.jpg)
King Arthur, the 9th Largest Tree in the World Perishes California
The famous giant sequoia named King Arthur, the 9th largest tree in the world, perished in the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Great Bonsai Tree after the Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210504-DJI_0047_smaller-850x1197.jpg)
RIP: The Great Bonsai Tree – One of the Most Remarkable Trees in the World California
We lost the Great Bonsai Tree of Mountain Home Grove in the 2020 SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Alder Creek Grove Sequoia Mortality Map](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Alder-Creek-Sequoia-Mortality-Map-Pic_sm-1-850x561.jpg)
200 Dead Giant Sequoias in Alder Creek Grove California
Alder Creek Grove Sequoia Mortality Map Post SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Complete count of all giant sequoia trees in the Alder Creek Grove.
![Giant Sequoia Castle Fire - Whitethorn](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210322-DJI_0176_sm-1-850x638.jpg)
Even After Snow, the Fire Continues California
Giant sequoias are still burning several months after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Giant Sequoia in the Snow](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210126-DJI_0160_sm-1-850x638.jpg)
Giant Sequoias in the Snow California
There’s nothing in the world like a giant sequoia wrapped in a majestic blanket of fresh snow. Enjoy 8 aerial videos of snowy sequoia canopies in 4K.
![Dead Sequoias in Alder Creek Grove](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210130-DJI_0199_smaller-850x1246.jpg)
Sequoia Skeletons in the Snow California
Fire-killed giant sequoias after snowfall.
![Bear in sequoia grove](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210129-frame-000089_sm-1-850x996.jpg)
Bears We’ve Known California
The story of our encounters with five bears in a sequoia grove.
![Waterwell Video Screen Capture](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Waterwell-Video-Screen-Capture_sm-850x478.jpg)
Waterwell – A Giant Sequoia Destroyed by the Castle Fire California
Before and after aerial footage of Waterwell, a giant sequoia destroyed by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Mountain Home Grove after Castle fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20201121-DSC07054_2_sm-850x494.jpg)
Mountain Home Grove Sequoias Heavily Damaged California
Preliminary views of Mountain Home Grove show countless sequoia losses after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Alder Creek Sequoia Killed Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210115-SUE09158_sm-850x567.jpg)
Yet Another Giant Sequoia Burning in the Alder Creek Grove California
UPDATE: This tree is now dead on the ground. Save the Redwoods League allows giant sequoias to burn to death in the Alder Creek Grove 4 months after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![McIntyre Grove Nelson Trail 12-10-20](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201210-SUE08735_sm.jpg)
McIntyre Grove (Belknap) – Nelson Trail After the Castle Fire California
Photos of McIntyre Grove from the Nelson Trail, during/after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Alder Creek Grove After Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201210-Alder-Creek-Castle-Fire_sm-850x532.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove Aerial Video After Fire California
Video of Alder Creek Grove after scores of sequoias die in the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Alder Creek Grove Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Alder-Creek-Grove-on-Fire_sm2-850x532.jpg)
Giant Sequoias on Fire in the Alder Creek Grove California
Giant sequoias continue to burn and die three months “after” in the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Freeman Creek Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201116-SUE07870_sm-850x1241.jpg)
Freeman Creek Grove during the Castle Fire California
Freeman Creek Trail still green despite damage, while the southern section is a moonscape of dead sequoias.
![Alder Creek Giant Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201119-IMG_3902_sm.jpg)
Alder Creek Giant Actively Burning Two Months “after” the Castle Fire California
Alder Creek Grove giant actively on fire, in flames two months after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Waterfall Tree before and after Castle Fire in Alder Creek](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201203-Waterfall_sm-850x597.jpg)
Stagg Lives, Waterfall Perishes California
The Stagg Tree was not impacted by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire while the nearby Waterfall Tree was destroyed.
![Patriarch Tree before and after Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201115-Patriarch-before-and-after_sm-850x679.jpg)
Patriarch Tree Destroyed in the Castle Fire California
The famous Patriarch Tree and most of McIntyre Grove perished in the Castle Fire. Before and after photos of several giant sequoias.
![Alder Creek First Snow of the Season](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201109-SUE07404_smaller-850x1275.jpg)
Alder Creek First Snow of the Winter Season California
Alder Creek receives the first snow of the 2020 winter season.
![Alder Creek Castle Fire Sequoia Crest](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201028-SUE06496_sm-850x1270.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire – October 28, 2020 California
All giant sequoia are dead in the western section of Alder Creek Grove.
![Alder Creek sequoia after Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201027-SUE06358_sm2-850x1275.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire – October 27, 2020 California
Post-fire sequoias in an eastern section of Alder Creek Grove.
![Alder Creek sequoia after Castle Fire Sequoia Crest](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201016-DSC06695_sm-850x1213.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove (and Sequoia Crest) “After” the Castle Fire – October 11-16, 2020 California
Countless giant sequoias were killed by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Sequoia Crest burned down. A personal account of the loss.
![Sequoia National Park](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20131120-DSC05801_sm-850x573.jpg)
Sequoia National Park California
Take a long walk by yourself underneath giant sequoias and you will forever be changed.
![Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park Coast](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20131107-DSC04506_sm-850x559.jpg)
Sentinels in the Mist: A Walk Through the Coast Redwoods California
A walk into the mist, moss, and dizzyingly tall trees of the magnificent coast redwood forest.
![Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest NC](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20160229-DSC08860_sm-850x560.jpg)
The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest North Carolina
Huge tulip trees and colorful wildflowers in a magical never-cut forest in western North Carolina.
![Albright Grove Great Smoky Mountains National Park](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20160407-DSC01369_sm-850x567.jpg)
Albright Grove – Old Growth in the Smokies Tennessee
A nice hike up to the Albright Grove to see the old trees and get away from the crowds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
![Sitka Spruce Trees in Carmanah Walbran](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20151020-DSC06190_sm-850x1257.jpg)
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park Vancouver Island, Canada
Journey Into the Primeval: the sitka spruce virgin forest and Randy Stoltmann Grove of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, Canada.
![Great blue heron at Greenfield Lake Wilmington NC](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180411-DSC00942_sm-850x563.jpg)
Greenfield Lake North Carolina
Mature trees, alligators, and herons in the rich landscape of a Wilmington, NC city park.
![Blue Clay Bike Park](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Blue-Clay10-850x1275.jpg)
Blue Clay Bike Park North Carolina
Walking through the longleaf pine forest at Blue Clay Bike Park.
![Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bluethenthal_48-850x567.jpg)
Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve North Carolina
Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve is a tiny forest oasis in the middle of a busy campus, in the middle of a busy city.