The National Geographic Magazine, Volumes 98-99National Geographic Society, 1951 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 679
... tree's branches and swelling top were dwarfed by distance . Limbs Larger than Many Trees ' Trunks " An old stag - headed sequoia's branches start 100 feet or more up the trunk , " the ranger said . " You need binoculars or a heli ...
... tree's branches and swelling top were dwarfed by distance . Limbs Larger than Many Trees ' Trunks " An old stag - headed sequoia's branches start 100 feet or more up the trunk , " the ranger said . " You need binoculars or a heli ...
Page 681
... trees , a threat that evoked the sarcasm of naturalist John Muir : " No doubt these trees would make good lumber after passing through a sawmill , as George Washington after passing through the hands of a French cook would have made ...
... trees , a threat that evoked the sarcasm of naturalist John Muir : " No doubt these trees would make good lumber after passing through a sawmill , as George Washington after passing through the hands of a French cook would have made ...
Page 695
... Trees for their soft , brittle wood . This sequoia , perhaps 2,000 years old , was felled in the Dillonwood tract of the southern Sierra . Living , cream - colored sapwood ( positively not painted ! ) rings the dead , pink heartwood ...
... Trees for their soft , brittle wood . This sequoia , perhaps 2,000 years old , was felled in the Dillonwood tract of the southern Sierra . Living , cream - colored sapwood ( positively not painted ! ) rings the dead , pink heartwood ...
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