Question

Which of them is called the father of the forest?
(a)Pinus
(b)Banyan
(c)Sequoia
(d)Cedrus

Answer 1

Hint: The tree is a giant redwood tree. It is 250 ft in height with an approximate diameter of 16 ft and 9 inches. In general, the trees are pyramidal, with reddish-brown fibrous bark that is unusually resistant to fire.

Complete answer:
The grand Sequoia tree is located in Redwood State Park in Big Basin, California. This evergreen conifer, estimated to be more than 3000 years old, is a giant redwood tree known as the "Father of the Forest "based on its trunk diameter near ground measuring 31.1 m or 102.6 ft. This tree has awl-shaped leaves or uniform scales like that lie close to the branches and scaleless winter buds. The compact cones require two seasons to mature and open immediately after a wildfire.

Additional Information: Giant sequoia, (Sequoiadendron giganteum), also known as Sierra redwood, the evergreen coniferous tree of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), the largest of all bulk trees and the most massive living stuff by volume. The giant sequoia is the Sequoiadendron genus' only plant and is distinct from the coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), which are the tallest living trees. The trees are located in sparse groves at elevations between 900 and 2,600 meters (3,000 and 8,500 feet) on the western slopes of Sierra Nevadas of California.
So, the correct answer is, ‘Sequoia’.

Note: Formerly common in the northern hemisphere were the conifer tree species of the subfamily Sequoioideae. From the Jurassic Era (180 to 135 million years ago) fossil remains of the genus Sequoia were found in North America, Greenland, and the Eurasian continent, suggesting large forests. The Ice Ages survived only three species: the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and the coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California and the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) in remote areas of southwestern China.