California: Land of the Tree! (2014, things to do, county)

[mongozx]

Hyperion- tallest tree in the world

[Bulldogdad]

I'm partial to Oak trees myself. I believe California has the largest and oldest oaks in the world as of last year. I think both were found in the San Bernadino mountains or somewhere close by.

I also think they are the most beautiful of the all the native trees.

Black Oaks are most likely one of the most important trees to wildlife in California.

[.highnlite]

Nestled between two boulders on a low rise in the Jurupa Hills of Riverside County, a good 30 miles from its nearest living relative, lies the ultimate survivor -- an oak bush that researchers believe is 13,000 years old.

That's 1,000 years older than a previously identified Palm Springs creosote bush that was thought to be the oldest plant in California, 8,000 years older than bristlecone pines and 10,000 years older than the redwoods.

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[mongozx]

Yep. They call it King Clone!

[Bluesmama]

Y'all are taking your breathtaking palm trees for granted.

[Senno]

Originally Posted by mongozx

Hyperion- tallest tree in the world

That thar is one impressive tree.

[sequoias]

Couple samples of my own work. :-)

One of the sequoia tree at an interesting angle in Sequoia National Park.



Canopy of the sequoia trees from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park.



Monterey Cypress in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. They have several old stands of these trees.



Few of the coast redwood trees growing in a ravine close to Oakland Hills in Oakland, California.

[mdvaden]

See this article on the Spruce tree in Sweden ... over 9000 years old?

World's Oldest Living Tree -- 9550 years old -- Discovered In Sweden -- ScienceDaily

Now that's old.

[Think4Yourself]

Oak tree in San Bernardino Mountains is nation's largest - latimes.com

Some oak tree in San Bernardino got named the world's largest oak tree.

[Unsettomati]

Originally Posted by mongozx

General Sherman Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County
Known as the largest living single stem tree on Earth by volume. 275 ft tall, a diameter of 25 ft, an estimated bole volume of 52,513 cu ft, and an estimated age of 2,300–2,700 years, it is among the tallest, widest and longest-lived of all trees on the planet.

In 2006, the largest branch on the General Sherman broke off.

The branch alone was larger by volume than any single tree east of the Mississippi.