Big Stump Grove Explained

Big Stump Grove
Map:	California
Coordinates:	36.7173°N -118.9652°W
County:	Kings Canyon National Park
Region:	California
Country:	United States
Species:	Sequoiadendron giganteum

Big Stump Grove is a giant sequoia grove located at the southwest entrance of Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California. It is one of a group of eight close but narrowly separated Giant Sequoia groves situated in Giant Sequoia National Monument and Kings Canyon National Park.

Overview

The grove derives its name from Old Adam, sometimes also referred to as the Burnt Monarch. It is a large standing sequoia snag, which had died prior to logging in that area.^[1]

Noteworthy trees

Some trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note include:

• Mark Twain Stump

the stump of what was once one of the largest giant sequoias in the world. Felled in 1891 so that sections of the trunk could be displayed in the natural history museums of New York and London. The remainder of the tree was cut up for grape stakes and fence posts.^[2]

• The Sawed Tree: a giant sequoia that bears the scars of deep cuts from a crosscut saw made sometime during the late 19th century, though the tree remains perfectly healthy.
• Old Adam: a dead giant sequoia with an especially gnarled and decayed appearance.
• The Resurrection Tree: located at the beginning of Big Stump Grove trail, this is one of only two old growth sequoia trees still standing in the grove.

See also

• List of giant sequoia groves
• General Grant Grove

Notes and References

1. Timely Exposures: The Life and Images of C.C. Curtis, Pioneer California Photographer, by Jackie McDougall Weiner. (2009). Chapter 7, pages 39-40. pub: The Write Thought, Inc., via a grant by the Tulare County Historical Society.
2. Web site: The Giant Sequoia of the Sierra Nevada (Chapter 1).