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A new record for California's highest-elevation tree: Jeffrey pine found in High Sierra

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude ...
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A Colony Of Low Altitude Trees Have Popped Up At The Top Of California’s Mountains And Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why

How tall is the tallest tree you’ve ever seen? If you’ve spent time in California, it’s possible that you’ve even seen the world’s tallest tree, with Hyperion – a coast redwood – standing at an ...
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A new record for California's highest-elevation tree: Jeffrey pine found in High Sierra

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 ...