Is the fruit a 2 - 31/2" long woody cone with shield-shaped scales? CLUE: the tree is only native to a few groves in California's Sierra Nevada. These trees are often very large.
It is a giant sequoia.
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Is the fruit berry-like or a woody cone less than 11/2" long?
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