Several factors, including the heavy rainfall, create a soil with fewer nutrients than the trees need, causing them to depend heavily on the entire biotic community of the forest, especially complete recycling of the trees when dead.
Varios factores, incluíndo as precipitacións fortes, crean un solo con menos nutrientes dos necesarios, causando que as sequoias dependan moito de toda a comunidade biótica do bosque, cunha reciclaxe completa das árbores mortas.