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Sequoia stump in California, U.S.A. (lemmy.ca)

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I was looking through some old vacation pictures and came across this one. It sure gives a perspective on how big these trees are.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Super cool picture, but it's absolutely disgusting that all those awesome, ancient trees were clear cut :(

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is the Mark Twain stump in Kings Canyon National Park. In 1891 they fell this tree to display it at the Museum of Natural History. So not too sure if clear cutting occurred, but the stump is 16 feet wide either way!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how wide the stump is...

[–] Klear 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I tried looking it up but I'm stumped.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

My wife, the one lying on the stump, is 5' 3" if that helps.