BIG TREE 



(Sequoia gigantea) 



The Big Tree usually forms groves. This specimen, 

 standing well apart from its neighbors, displays to good 

 advantage the distinctive features of the species. The 

 straight and massive trunk, the stocky branches, and the 

 rounded crown are all characteristic. The White Firs to 

 the left and the Yellow Pine at the extreme right, are 

 themselves trees of some magnitude, but their size is 

 scarcely appreciated when compared with this Monarch. 



