California: Land of the Tree! (Riverside, Santa Barbara: home, transfer, living)

[mongozx]

One of the many things about what I love about my home state are the multitude of great trees that call it home. From the oldest to the tallest, some famous and some not so known to the masses, here are a sample of the Great trees of California!

Methuselah Great Basin bristlecone pine Pinus longaeva located in the Inyo National Forest
Known as the world's oldest living tree (non-clonal living organism)
4845 Years Old, exact location undisclosed to protect from vandalism (see Prometheus)


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.


Hyperion Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirensin Redwood National and State Parks, Northern California
Measured at 379.3 ft which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree.
700–800 years old, exact location not disclosed for fear of vandalism


Here's a link of a list of the tallest trees in the world. All 10 located in California.

Boole Giant Sequoia in Converse Basin ( Kings Canyon)
Before 1930 was thought to be the largest tree in the world now known to be the 6th largest after five other Giant Sequoias (the General Sherman tree, the General Grant, the President tree, the Lincoln tree, and the Stagg tree-all located in California)


More to come!

[Senno]

The Lone Cypress:

[nightlysparrow]

What nice pictures! Thank you!

[nullgeo]

My dog's favorite California tree



although I am quite sure he would be overwhelmed with joy at opportunity to commune on General Sherman

[mongozx]

Originally Posted by Senno

The Lone Cypress:

Love the Lone Cypress!


The Great Oak of Pechanga, Pechanga Indian Reservation (Riverside County)
The largest indigenous grown oak tree in the U.S.

[mdvaden]

Coast Redwood ... this one at it's widest, 1 ft. shy of General Sherman in the Sierra Nevada.



This next Coast Redwood ...

Same width at dbh as General Sherman ...



Then this Coast Redwood ...

About 3 & 1/2 ft. wider at dbh than General Sherman ...



General Sherman has more wood volume.

I think the Giant Sequoia sometimes look bigger because the vegetation is less dense around them. They photograph differently too, and it seems take better sunny day photos. Both species seem to make for nice cloudy of misty shots.

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[Perry Mason]

Moreton Bay Fig Tree, Santa Barbara

[DMenscha]

A couple of trees within a mile of my house. For some reason, can't upload or transfer this other picture from a previous thread.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/san-j...cupertino.html

[Senno]

Originally Posted by DMenscha

A couple of trees within a mile of my house. For some reason, can't upload or transfer this other picture from a previous thread.

Well that tree sure wanted to live didn't it. Found the sun.

[Senno]

As long as we are getting our "tree" on, we can get our "happy tree" on as well.


Bob Ross: Painting An Evergreen Tree - YouTube