page_title: The Great Sequoia
section_title: Endangerment and protection
hierarchical_section_title: The Great Sequoia / Endangerment and protection
caption_attribution_description: English: Sequoia's Big Trunk.
context_page_description: The Great Sequoia was an individual sequoia tree located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital city of the Basque Country, and was a symbol of the city because of its enormous dimensions. It was declared as an individual tree by Decree 265, on 16 May 1995, and died in 2014.
context_section_description: The monumental sequoia of Vitoria-Gasteiz is surrounded by walls and buildings, bordering the court of the college. The Building work of the nearby block of housings damaged its roots, and deprived the tree of light. At one point, it was to be felled because its dimensions were perceived as a nuisance, but the Town Hall ruled that the large sequoia was not to be cut down. Because it was close to a school, some children's games contributed to trampling the soil. As consequence, the leaves started yellowing and the sequoia's condition started to become worrisome because some of the sequoias located on the Campillo de Deleitosa had been disappearing during the last years.
  Subsequently, actions tending to protect the tree and to create a suitable environment for it began. The initial project was modified attending to the suggestions of the Deputation, competent in the management of the singular trees in Alava. A few platforms of wood supported on the soil were built to help aerate the soil, preventing visitors from walking through it. The rest of the space, most of the garden, was covered by plant remains to further prevent walking upon the soil.
caption: Sequoia's Big Trunk.
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