“Giant redwoods – the world’s largest trees – are flourishing” in England, reports the BBC. There are now more of them in England than in California.

The trees, which were first brought to England about 160 years ago, “are growing at a similar rate to those found in their native range in California.”

California still has more redwood trees overall —  found mostly in its coastal range — but fewer giant redwoods, which are located in the Sierra Nevada range of California.

Due to their youth, the English redwoods aren’t yet as tall as the California redwoods. In California the tallest reach 300 feet high, but in England, the tallest is only about 180 feet tall.

“Giant redwoods can live for more than 2,000 years, so there’s still plenty of time for the UK’s trees to catch up,” notes the BBC.

There are about half a million redwoods in England, Scotland, and Wales, including giant redwoods as well as coastal redwoods and dawn redwoods, both of which were introduced at later dates. Most of the English redwoods are giant redwoods.