[AT] OT - R.Finks Redwood question

[Richard Fink Sr]

Thanks Dave. And Grant
That is one of the thinks in life i would like to do. See them trees. My 
mind can,t rap around the amount of lumber that would be in a tree like 
that. I can recall seeing trees 4 ft when i was a kid at local mill. An 
other story.
R Fink
PA



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From: "Dave Johnson" <webguydave at yahoo.com>
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Hi Richard!

This may be a late post - I.m on the digest (:<((

Don't know if this is the one you're talking about but last October a 1,500 
year old Giant Sequoia (commonly called a coastal redwood) just sort of fell 
over - actually two trees joined at the base in Sequoia National Forest. It 
happened to fall across a major hiking trail and was witnessed by a few 
folks walking along - must have been a bit of a surprise!

At any rate, my understanding is that the Forest Service has decided to 
leave it be, and re-route the trail around it.

There is quite a bit of lumber in it, and truly old growth at that... almost 
all the redwood lumber you see today is 2nd or 3rd gen growth... and if you 
think the redwood products you see on the racks today is pricey, price old 
growth, tight grain redwood (if you can find it)! The only place I see it 
these days is in salvage lumber, and is quite prized.

Best
Dave in Gilroy, CA
(maybe 12 miles from Grant B!)


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Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:47:12 -0500
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Hi people. I heard this week that one of the giant red wood or what ever 
they are in CA came down. Any story or notes any one has would be great. 
Reason, how much wood was in it, where it went, And photos if known.
Thanks
R Fink

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