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The original Coast Redwood tree was planted by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 11, 1903, on the southwest corner of Campbell Avenue at Winchester Boulevard. It grew there to a height of about 70 feet until September 30, 1964, when it was cut down to widen Winchester Boulevard. The stump was rescued from a San Jose dump off Story Road by Campbell Garden Club member Lilyann Brannon and, through her perseverance, was replanted at what was then called Vasona Garden Center on October 16, 1964. The tree there grew from that stump.
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