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  • Giant sequoia
    tree
    / Tree height growth

    …a type of growth called foxtailing. This is primarily a plantation phenomenon wherein, after planting, the trees elongate continuously without producing any lateral branches. Several meters of branch-free bole may be produced, and then the tree may grow in a more normal pattern and may revert to foxtailing at various…

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    …a type of growth called foxtailing. This is primarily a plantation phenomenon wherein, after planting, the trees elongate continuously without producing any lateral branches. Several meters of branch-free bole may be produced, and then the tree may grow in a more normal pattern and may revert to foxtailing at various…

    Read More