Big Stump Grove

Overview

Noteworthy trees

• Mark Twain Stump: the stump of what was once one of the largest giant sequoias in the world. Felled in 1891 so that sections of the trunk could be displayed in the natural history museums of New York and London. The remainder of the tree was cut up for grape stakes and fence posts.
• The Sawed Tree: a giant sequoia that bears the scars of deep cuts from a crosscut saw made sometime during the late 19th century, though the tree remains perfectly healthy.
• Old Adam: a dead giant sequoia with an especially gnarled and decayed appearance.

  See Also

• List of giant sequoia groves
• General Grant Grove