Concrete Curing. Applying concrete cure & seal. L.M. Scofield Co. When concrete is born-when you place fresh concrete where you want it to live out its life-it's like a baby: very sensitive and easily ruined.If you take good care of it, when it's young it will grow up to be a strong and reliable adult; neglect it, and you'll be sorry!hen concrete is born-when you place fresh concrete where you want it to live out its life-it's like a baby: very sensitive and easily ruined. If you take good care of it, when it's young it will grow up to be a strong and reliable adult; neglect it, and you'll be sorry!
of 06. The Largest Tree in the World. General Sherman, the world's largest tree. Getty Images In terms of sheer volume, the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as General Sherman is a monster of a tree -- at 52,508 cubic feet, it's the world's largest tree, and perhaps the world's largest living thing.
The tallest trees in the world are redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), which tower above the ground in California. These trees can easily reach heights of 300 feet (91 meters). Among the redwoods, a tree named Hyperion dwarfs them all. The tree was discovered in 2006, and is 379.7 feet (115.7 m) tall.Shortly after it was measured and deemed the world's tallest, a writer for the New Yorker climbed close to the top and described what it was like to stand there.he tree was discovered in 2006, and is 379.7 feet (115.7 m) tall. Shortly after it was measured and deemed the world's tallest, a writer for the New Yorker climbed close to the top and described what it was like to stand there.