Landmark Passing
A 94ft sequoia tree, one of the best-known landmarks in Rotorua, is slowly dying Two forest mycologists and a geological expert have reported to the Tourist Department that the tree has deteriorated since 1959. The figures obtained suggest that some of the roots mav be growing in soil that is too warm for them. The sequoia was planted in 1887 and has a circumference at ground level of 27ft 7in.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29518, 20 May 1961, Page 12
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72Landmark Passing Press, Volume C, Issue 29518, 20 May 1961, Page 12
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