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1,500-year-old giant sequoia killed in California fire headed to the Smithsonian
A 1,500-year-old giant sequoia tree killed in California's 2020 SQF Complex Fire is being sent to the Smithsonian for display. The tree, felled for public safety in Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest, was part of a fire that burned 175,000 acres.
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