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Photographer: Douglass Halvorsen
Taken: March 10, 2013
Caption: Britt Sequoia
Additional Description: Sequoiadendron giganteum

On March 22, 1862, the day of his son Emil's birth, Peter Britt planted this giant sequoia by his home. Britt was a pioneer photographer, skilled horticulturist, and leader in Southern Oregon's lucrative fruit industry. From its vantage point, this majestic tree has witnessed the unfolding of Jacksonville's rich history -- the gold rush prosperity of the mid 1800s, the decline at the turn of the century and the current restoration and revitalization.

Approx. height: 205′
Planted in: 1862
Circumference: 18′

Oregon Heritage Tree
Submitted: September 4, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Database Locator Identification Number: p444257
File Size: 14.980 Megabytes

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