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Two wildland firefighters work to protect the General Sherman Tree. Firefighters used fire-resistant structure protection wrap to cover the base of the tree and raked dead tree branches and other burnable plant material out of the surrounding area. NPS Photo| www.nps.gov
This tree has inspired thousands of people including R.J. Senior and the late Charles E. Lee of Sanger, California. In 1924, R.J. Senior visited what was then General Grant National Park, and found himself standing by the Grant Tree with a little girl. As they admired the huge tree, the girl exclaimed, "what a wonderful Christmas tree it would be!"| www.nps.gov
