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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