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Sequoia sempervirens forests set global records for biomass, leaf area, and carbon.
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Decay-resistant heartwood allows Sequoia to repair damage to crowns and flourish.
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Sequoia forests develop trees with emergent crowns that live for millennia.
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Emergent crowns facilitate biomass and leaf area maxima in perpetuity.
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Whole plant equations (180) were generated to quantify aboveground biomass.