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The development of the chainsaw in the 1950s accelerated the process, and then most of the big trees were gone.—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 On the city's poorer North End, where some streets are dotted with subsidized housing, big trees are a lot fewer and far between.—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 That makes for healthy, big trees plants that support bigger crops in the future.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Only native trees can join the big tree registry, leaving the owners of large invasive species disappointed.—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big tree