Every tree calls for special admiration. — John Muir · Smartyfair

Every tree calls for special admiration.

John Muir1838–1914 · naturalist · 1800s-1900s Scotland & USAJohn Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist who explored and wrote about the wild mountains and forests of California, especially Yosemite.5 quotes

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Every tree deserves its own moment of wonder and attention.

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How sure this is: 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), Chapter II journal entry — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 32540).
Work: My First Summer in the Sierra
Occasion: 1911 · 1869 Sierra journal entry describing the sugar pine, published 1911.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Project Gutenberg #32540, My First Summer in the Sierra

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