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Old-Growth Giant Sequoia Forest taking Root in Detroit’s Inner City
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive teamed up with Arboretum Detroit to plant the world’s first old-growth Giant Sequoia forest in the heart of Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood.
The trees planted are direct descendants of the “Stagg” and “Waterfall” trees (seen in the video here), two of the world’s largest Giant Sequoias. Their 30-foot diameter trunks as wide as city streets, the trees are set to transform one of America’s most deforested cities into a global model for resilience and urban rewilding.
The trees planted are direct descendants of the “Stagg” and “Waterfall” trees (seen in the video here), two of the world’s largest Giant Sequoias. Their 30-foot diameter trunks as wide as city streets, the trees are set to transform one of America’s most deforested cities into a global model for resilience and urban rewilding.
Learn More About the Detroit Earth Day Planting Event
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A Conversation with David Milarch on In the Garden
Ron Wilson of WKRC 44 in Cincinnati, Ohio, invited our David Milarch as a guest on his popular talk radio show, In the Garden, on February 28, 2026. They discuss the important work of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive and why it matters.
Our Detroit Sequoia Planting on NBC’s Sunday Today!
Archangel partnered with Arboretum Detroit with the help of inner-city children to plant a forest of ancient Giant Sequoias in Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood.
NBC News Story: Children plant forest of sequoias in Detroit
The inner city of Detroit may seem like an unlikely place to have children plant what will one day be a grove of towering sequoia trees.
