Oregon is home to the world’s tallest pine tree, according to a story in today’s Mail Tribune. The following is an excerpt from the story about two men who discovered the tallest pine (268.35 feet) in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest: Unless you are an eagle soaring above the conifer forest or a big-tree hunter [...]
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By Chelsea Schuyler Ever wonder what Friends of Trees staff members think about all day? Well TREES, of course. But which ones? Today’s pick: the Ponderosa Pine. Which tree does Kate Farrington, Neighborhood Trees Specialist, favor and why? “Oh, the native Ponderosa Pine! I have loved this tree since I was a child, because the [...]
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Older than the Pyramids, as old as Stonehenge, and ‘around the time the Polynesians settled Fiji’—these are the types of expressions used to describe the age of the world’s oldest trees. This collection of photos and descriptions, published last week by Wired, displays some of the most ancient trees on the planet. Scroll to the [...]
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Courtesy of the Mother Nature Network, this slideshow series identifies the most important, significant, amazing … trees in the world. Description from mnn.com: This redwood tree is located in Sequoia National Park in California and is believed to be between 2,300 and 2,700 years old. It towers about 275 feet above the ground, is the [...]
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