The Jeffrey pine, one of the iconic trees of the Sierra Nevada, appears to have eclipsed other pines to become the ...

A UC Davis professor's pleasure hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the ...

Firefighters in central California were working Tuesday ... Less than 15 miles from the fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest contains trees that are more than 4,000 years old.

This suggests the Jeffrey pine is California's highest tree—at least for the moment. Safford's work indicates that other species are growing higher than commonly used databases suggest.

Southern California's wildfire-ravaged national forests soon could ... unwise That report outlines the benefits of pine trees that didn't burn completely: "Needles remaining in trees intercept ...

Though the Forest Service says it will follow USDA orders, veteran San Bernardino forest managers say they know it can't be done.

Scientist finds Jeffrey pine trees at record mountain heights, suggesting climate-driven shifts in Sierra Nevada.

This tree set records for both the highest Jeffrey pine and the highest elevation tree recorded in California. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford observed and recorded the tree in September 2024 ...

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

Firefighters in Central California were working Tuesday ... Less than 15 miles from the fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest contains trees that are more than 4,000 years old.