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California's \-allcy oak (Quenu.s lohata) whiih rpows in the hot interior vallcv and on the foot- 

 hills of the vSierra Nevada Mountains is probably the largest nut-bearing tree in the United 

 Mates, and this is by far the largest specimen whieh has come to the notice of the American 

 Lrenetic Association. It stands on the ranch of B. F. Gruver in San Benito County, Cal., 

 and was photographed on a vacation trip in August. 1910. bv Charles Libhart of Stbckton. 

 Unlf)rtunatelv the phr)l<)graph fails to convey a ju^t idea of the size of this tree, which 

 IS surrounded by smaller oaks of the same species. It is 125 feet high and 37 feet 6 inches 

 '" .^■""™'"i^'''cnce. According to Mr. Gruver, it bears a ton of acorns in a good season. 

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