FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 



Fortunately the redwood possesses 

 two gifts of inestimable value that will 

 prolong, but cannot perpetuate, its exis- 

 tence. The unusual amount of mois- 

 ture in its wood and the absence of 

 pitch in the sap lessen the danger from 

 fire; while the same remarkable trait 

 that we noticed in the pitch pine, other- 

 wise very rare in coniferous trees, of 

 sprouting from dormant buds at the 

 edge of the stump will replace, for a 

 time at least, many of the giants that 

 are taken away. 



The general appearance or type of 

 the sequoias resembles that of the 

 cypresses and cedars. The bald cy- 

 press is their nearest relative. The 

 big tree often has the same spreading 

 base, and both have the fluted, shreddy 

 bark, traits that may also be noticed in 

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