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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photograph from Charles Willis Ward 



THE REDWOOD IN THE CENTER OF THIS ILLUSTRATION HAS A DIAMETER OE 



TWENTY-TWO FEET 



This species, the Sequoia sempervirens — immortal Sequoia — not infrequently attains a 

 height of more than 300 feet. Some specimens have been found which tower aloft 340 feet, 

 and it is predicted by lovers of these giants that the tallest tree on earth will be found either 

 in Bull Creek Flat or along Redwood Creek, California. 



