Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees.

DETROIT (WXYZ) — What was once vacant land is transforming into an urban forest on Detroit's east side, as a local non-profit works to plant giant sequoia trees ...

Arborists are transforming vacant lots in Detroit into an urban forest of giant sequoias, aiming to improve air quality and ...

Detroit is the pilot city for the Giant Sequoia Filter Forest ... and I think sequoias — among all the trees we plant — may be the strongest, best candidates for that.” ...