Lokhu okuthunyelwe kungokwesibili ochungechungeni. Namuhla, sizwa ngo-Joe Liszewski, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-California ReLeaf.
Isihlahla sesifunda saseCalifornia (kanye neRedwood, umzala waso) singesinye sezihlahla engizikhonzile, akunakwenzeka ngempela ukukhetha esisodwa uma usebenza ebhizinisini lezihlahla! Zinkulu futhi mhlawumbe izihlahla ezinkulu kunazo zonke eMhlabeni. Ama-sequoia amakhulu angaphila iminyaka eyi-3,000; isifanekiso esidala esirekhodiwe sidlule iminyaka engu-3,500. Kimina, babeka yonke into ngombono futhi bangakugcwalisa ngokumangala, bacabange ukuthi into ingaba yinkulu futhi indala kanjani. Ubuhle nobuhle babo yinto sonke ebesingayilwela.
Kimi, ama-sequoias amakhulu nawo anikeza indaba yokuxwayisa. Okwake kwatholakala kulo lonke elasenyakatho nenkabazwe manje sekutholakala kuphela ezihlahleni ezihlakazekile ngasemthambekeni osentshonalanga wezintaba zaseSierra Nevada. Hhayi ukuthi sizolahlekelwa yizinhlobo zezilwane emahlathini ethu asemadolobheni, kodwa ukuthi asibeki inani elanele endimeni ebalulekile edlalwa amahlathi emagcekeni ethu, emapaki ethu, emigwaqweni yethu nasemadolobheni nasemadolobheni ethu. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngolunye usuku amadolobha ethu namadolobhana azoba nekhava eliqinile kangangokuthi sizokwazi ukuphuma ngeminyango yethu yangaphambili futhi sithole imizwa efanayo ekhuthazwa ama-sequoias amakhulu, ukuthi ngempela sizohlala ehlathini lasemadolobheni.