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I've seen four of them. I don't know, none of them were all that interesting to me.
10. The Lone Cypress is a tree that photographs really well but in person is very underwhelming. It isn't so much that the tree is interesting as the location. I'd find that spot just as interesting if the tree weren't there at all.
9. The Circus Trees just feel very artificial and have the misfortune of being in a very boring theme park. After seeinga few we topped going out of our way for them.
8. and 7. General Sherman and Coastal Redwoods. I like being among them while hiking for the atmosphere they create but looking at an individual tree is interesting for about as long as it takes to look to the top of it. Plus the thing that makes General Sherman interesting is one of minimal distinction. It is a really big tree; who cares that it is 8 feet taller than the one down the road.
So maybe I'm just not a tree person (and I find it suspics that four out 10 of the best trees in the world are in California) but I'd really like to see the Tule Tree. The rest I'd go to just for the opportunity of traveling to them.
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