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Column: In the land of giant sequoias, the largest tree in the world gets a checkup
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoGeneral Sherman appears to be holding up well (not bad for a 2,200-year-old), but because of pests...
The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups)
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 3,200-year-old bristlecone pine in a forest with blue sky above The world's oldest trees were growing when the Great Pyramid of Giza was being built...
Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA firefighter sets a back fire as the York fire burns in Mojave National Preserve on July 30. The...
Hiking to the world's tallest tree? You face $5,000 fines and jail, California officials say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornia's Redwood National Park issued a warning that any visitor who gets caught near the...
'A lot of hope': US Forest Service announces plans to protect giant sequoias from wildfires
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of acres and thousands of giant monarch trees in the Sequoia National Forest were lost...
How climate change is now threatening the survival of fire-adaptive sequoia trees
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe giant sequoias, the largest trees on earth, have been living in the region for thousands of years, even adapting to withstand several dozens of wildfires over their long lifetimes. For the ...