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OCR: Sequoia during extensive logging operations in 1891 The tree was 331 feet tall, the trunk 06 feet around at the base and the shallow root system probably spread through more than three acres This sec- tion cut 12 feet from the base of the trunk contains 1342 annual rings measures 16 feet inches across inside the bark, and after years seasoning weighs tons In places the bark of this section is a foot thick Sequoia bark may grow up to four feet thick and its insulating properties and fire resistance