S&W-Fact#11

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How deep is the root system of a giant sequoia?

  4 meters (13 feet)  

  The sequoias root system is wide spread­ing, but shallow. There is no taproot. A mature se­quoia's roots can occupy over 1 acre of earth and contain over 90,000 cubic feet of soil.  

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