Big Tree, California - circa 1890
The big trees of California are known the world over and are specifically termed the 'sequoia gigantea' and abound only in California. They occur in groves or patches, which are scattered over limited areas. they grow to a great height, ranging from two hundred to three hundred feet and attain a circumference from seventy-five to one hundred feet. The above is a photograph of one of the trees, showing the trunk, through which a four-horse stage coach passes. This tree measures twenty-five feet in diameter, and it stands in the Mariposa Grove.
Big Tree, California - circa 1890
The big trees of California are known the world over and are specifically termed the 'sequoia gigantea' and abound only in California. They occur in groves or patches, which are scattered over limited areas. they grow to a great height, ranging from two hundred to three hundred feet and attain a circumference from seventy-five to one hundred feet. The above is a photograph of one of the trees, showing the trunk, through which a four-horse stage coach passes. This tree measures twenty-five feet in diameter, and it stands in the Mariposa Grove.