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Figure 34. — General Sherman Bigtree, Sequoia National Park. Calif. 



During the fall of 1934 a windstorm felled one of Yosemite's big 

 trees estimated to have been nearly 2,000 years old and mighty, even 

 in overthrow ($4). This old sequoia was widely known as the Stable 

 Tree because of a great burned- out place in its base in which horses 

 were stabled in stage-coach days. It was 92% f ee t in circumference 

 at its base and 269 feet high; these measurements show it to have 

 been a rival of the Grizzly Giant in life. 



A redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in the Humboldt State Red- 

 wood Park, near Dyerville, Humboldt County, is said to be "the 

 tallest tree now known." It is 364 feet high. This redwood has been 

 dedicated to the founders of Save-the-Redwoods League and is there- 

 fore called the Founders Tree {26, 81, 88, &£). 



