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In 1940, the launched a campaign to locate the largest specimens of American trees. Since then, big-tree enthusiasts like Californian Carl Casey聽have been on the lookout for what鈥檚 defined as champion trees. In this film from director ,听补濒辞苍驳蝉颈诲别听迟丑别 , Casey explains what a champion tree is and some strategies he used to find the world鈥檚 largest pine tree.