The Sequoias of California 



No tale of the forest is complete without some 

 account of the giant sequoias of California, 

 which are among the largest and oldest trees in 

 the world. The sequoias or big trees are relics 

 of another age. Long, long ago these giants of 

 the forest first began to grow. Centuries have 

 passed, but still they live, vigorous and mighty 

 as of old. 



Many thousand years ago these aged trees 



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