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“What’s That?”, Scientists Stunned by Discovery of California’s New Tallest Tree
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford’s unexpected discovery of a Jeffrey pine in California’s High Sierra has set a new record for ...
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California’s Highest-Altitude Tree Found By Happy Accident At 12,657 Feet
Big news, California. It’s been confirmed that you have a new record for the highest tree, discovered by happy accident at a ...
“It Made No Sense” – Scientist Discovers California’s New Highest Tree
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis ...
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A new record for California's highest-elevation tree: Jeffrey pine found in High Sierra
The Jeffrey pine grows in upper montane areas throughout the Sierra Nevada and is the most common tree found around Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes. It is not considered a traditional subalpine tree ...
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A New Record for California’s Highest Tree
Sandwiched between a lodgepole pine on the left and a foxtail pine on the right is the first Jeffrey pine tree UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford observed in Sept. 2024 on a hike along Mount Kaweah in ...
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Tulare County now home to state’s highest tree… thanks to climate change
A Jeffrey pine tree growing in far eastern Tulare County is the highest in altitude tree ever recorded in California. The new ...
Science Daily25d
A new record for California's highest tree
This suggests the Jeffrey pine is California's highest tree -- at least for the moment. Safford's work indicates that other species are growing higher than commonly used databases suggest.
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A new record for California’s highest tree
Sandwiched between a lodgepole pine on the left and a foxtail pine on the right is the first Jeffrey pine tree UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford observed in September 2024 on a hike on the south ...