Freeman Creek Grove is a grove of

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located in

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in the

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in eastern

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. The area is a botanical reserve under administration by the

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, except for one small

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. The largest unlogged grove outside of a

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, it covers about in the Freeman Creek Watershed, mainly south of Freeman Creek. Freeman Creek itself is a tributary of the

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Noteworthy trees

There are several large sequoias in this grove, including: * Great Goshawk Tree: The largest tree in the grove at . Named by Bill Croft in 1988, this is the 29th or 28th largest giant sequoia in the world. The exact location of the tree is not publicly known. * President George H. W. Bush Tree: This tree was named to commemorate the

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delivered and signed by President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

to protect, preserve and restore all of the sequoia groves on

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lands throughout the Sierra Nevada. Bush delivered and signed the proclamation while standing beside the tree in 1992.Freeman Creek Grove–President George H.W. Bush Tree
/ref> * Loren's Tree: This is one of the largest trees in the grove, with a volume somewhere between 28,000 and . * Bannister's Tree: A remnant of a once larger tree, but still around . * Castro Tree: A telescope giant sequoia.

References

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Noteworthy trees

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