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Giant Sequoia Tree

Part of Hall of North American Forests.

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The giant sequoia offers a glance at more than 1,400 years of history. The tree from which the Museum's slice was taken stood over 300 feet tall before it was felled by loggers in California, in 1891. Today, it is illegal to cut down giant sequoias.

The sequoia's thick bark is fire-resi