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Why is the verb “was” and not an “is” used in the following: THE REDWOOD TREE WAS IMPRESSIVELY TALL?

April 26, 2017redwood tall tree Used verb

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Why is the verb “was” and not an “is” used in the following: THE REDWOOD TREE WAS IMPRESSIVELY TALL?

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If you are talking about redwood trees in general you would use “is”. If you are talking about a particular redwood tree you saw in the past you would use “was”.