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Sequoia or Californian Red Wood (Sequoia semperuirem and 

 S. icashiiKjtoniana) is only found on a narrow strip of 

 coast line, ten to thirty miles wide, extending from the 

 southern boundary of Oregon to Monterey Bay. S. semper- 



[Vy permission of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



FIG. 20. Redwood Forest (Sequoia eempervirens) 



The man standing at foot of tree enables one to judge 

 the size of some of this timber. 



In this place 85 per cent, of the forest is Redwood, and 

 the average diameter of the Redwood trees at breast 

 hig-h is 7 ft. 



rirens grows to a greater height than any other American 

 tree and is only exceeded in girth by the " big tree " of the 

 allied species. Et sometimes reaches 350 ft. with an un- 

 branched trunk for 100 ft. from the ground (Fig. 20). 

 The timber in quality and uses is somewhat like white 



