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Figure 33. — Dense Stand of California Redwoods. 



Two writers refer to it as 264 feet tall, and two others report it as 267 

 feet tall. A mere 3-foot difference in the height of a sequoia is im- 

 material, except in competition for greatest size. However, volume 

 is the measurement that has naturally led to the decision on the 

 largest tree, and comparison of the General Grant with the General 

 Sherman shows that the latter has about 58,000 more board feet. 

 (See General Sherman Bigtree, p. 70.) 



Grizzly Giant Bigtree, in Yosemite National Park, has a circum- 

 ference at base variously estimated at from nearly 87 to more than 

 97 feet. One authority gives it a circumference of about 63 feet at 

 11 feet ; another, nearly 65 feet at about 10 feet. Its height has been 

 variously estimated at from 200 to 209 feet. Its age is estimated at 

 3,800 years {19, SI, ±3, 81, 96, 101). 



