Noteworthy Trees
Some of the trees and trails found in the grove that are worthy of special note are:
- Bull Buck Tree: this tree reaches a height of 246 feet (75 m) and has a ground-level circumference of 100 feet (30 m) but only a volume of 27,383 cubic feet (775.4 m3), thus not among the top 40 giant sequoias.
- Graveyard of the Giants: an area which contains a number of large sequoias killed by a wildfire, a fate rarely encountered due to the sequoia's protective bark;
- Shadow of the Giants National Recreation Trail: a trail constructed in 1965 which was established as a National Recreation Trail in 1978;
- Remnants of the area's logging days: including two restored cabins and replicas of cross-log and two-pole log chutes.
- Nelder Tree: The largest tree in the grove at 34,993 cubic feet (990.9 m3); it is the 22nd largest giant sequoia in the world.
- Old Grandad Tree: A tremendously rugged tree atop a hill, there is reason to believe this is a very old tree.
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