[AT] OT - R.Finks Redwood question

[Herbert Metz]

Richard, they are soo tall that, as an old saying goes, "you have to look
up twice to see their tops". 
Actually, you can not see their tops because of all of the branches, but
their huge trunks are very impressive. Herb

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> From: Richard Fink Sr <rfinksr at verizon.net>
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> Date: 1/16/2012 7:19:24 AM
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> 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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> 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
> From: "Richard Fink Sr" <rfinksr at verizon.net>
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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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