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period since the earlier of these plantings some of the young 

 trees h9,ve made a growth of 8 feet, against 4 or 5 feet as the best 

 that local saplings have attained in the same time. Foresters 

 are beginning to wonder whether the Bigtree may not some day 

 reforest large areas of California by means of plantations similar 

 to the experimental ones already established. 



