Show FREAK IN N SEQUOIA FOREST tree trunk that has stood for sixteen severed from its base baio out la in california there la Is a tree trunk which lias has stood for the latt last IG 16 years entirety entirely severed from its base cays the wide world magazine the stump Is 15 feet in diameter and the trunk towers 75 feet in the air this freak Is located near the sequoia forest reserve in tulare county california and was sawn oft off by lumber lumbermen nion for timber through some ra miscalculation whon the cut was finished the tree still hold held its position and dynamite was resorted to to bring it to the ground which accounts for the deep gash on one side after the first charge of the explosive had been ignited the tree still remained stand ing and U it was discovered that the entire trunk had been shattered by the discharge and was waa therefore useless us for lumber accordingly the work was stopped and the giant has remained upright withstanding s some me of the severest wind storms that tha tho state has known held in its natural position by its great weight |