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Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia, Cupressaceae)

Kings Canyon National Park , California, USA.
Smaller trees, background: Abies lowiana (California white fir). Note the person, bottom. Kings Canyon National Park , California, USA.
S. giganteum , large trees; Abies lowiana (California white fir), thin dark grey trunks. Sugar Bowl Grove, Kings Canyon National Park , California, USA.
S. giganteum , reddish trunks; Abies lowiana (California white fir), dark trunks; Pinus lambertiana (sugar pine), extreme right background. Kings Canyon National Park , California, USA.
Redwood Mountain, right. Large hemispherical crowns are S. giganteum . Kings Canyon National Park , California, USA.
President Tree, the third largest S. giganteum . The young tree, right: Pinus lambertiana (sugar pine). Right background and left: Abies lowiana (California white fir). Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park , California, USA.
Group of S. giganteum called "The Cloister". Left and right: Abies lowiana (California white fir). Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park , California, USA.
Senate Group of S. giganteum . Extreme right: Abies lowiana (California white fir). Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park , California, USA.
S. giganteum , large hemispherical crowns; Abies lowiana (California white fir), narrow crowns; Pinus lambertiana (sugar pine), trees with long horizontal branches. Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park , California, USA.
Burned S. giganteum log and partly burned Abies lowiana (California white fir) forest. Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park , California, USA.