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A Tale of Two Giant Trees at Sequoia National Park and Muir Woods National Monument

In one day in central California I managed to see both the largest tree species on earth and the tallest tree species on earth.  The largest trees are the giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum, Cupressaceae), and these mammoths are most easily … Continue reading

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