Sequoias are the biggest trees in the world and while not the oldest, can exceed 2,000 years. Typically, death will come from being uprooted in strong winds, or by quite-common lightning strikes. They are incredibly resistant to diseases and to the ravages of fire. In fact, more recent research has confirmed that periodic forest fires actually help the Sequoias to propagate by creating openings in the forest for new saplings to grow. And the Senate has never looked so august.
