Marcus is descended from a family of trees overlooking Middle River in the Shenandoah valley. One day he hopes to return to that beautiful part of the country, but for now he spends his days looking at the Capitol with his other seedling friends.
Sequoyah may be only one inch tall now, but sequoias are the most massive species of tree on Earth! They're great for carbon capture. The oldest known giant sequoia is over 3,000 years old.