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  2. Quercus douglasii - Wikipedia

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    Quercus douglasii, known as blue oak, is a species of oak endemic to California, common in the Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. [4] It is California's most drought-tolerant deciduous oak, [5] and is a dominant species in the blue oak woodland ecosystem. It is occasionally known as mountain oak and iron oak. [6] [7]

  3. Tree line - Wikipedia

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    The foreground shows the transition from trees to no trees. These trees are stunted in growth and one-sided because of cold and constant wind. The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing and beyond which they are not. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate ...

  4. Sierra Nevada subalpine zone - Wikipedia

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    Annuals that grow in subalpine are usually quite small and grow very fast. The most ubiquitous adaptation of subalpine plants is the ability to perform metabolic activities at extremely low temperatures. [12] Again, without this trait, the growing season would not be long enough to support sustained life.

  5. Ecology of California - Wikipedia

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    California has two high deserts: the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin Desert. The Mojave Desert ecoregion is marked by the presence of Joshua trees. [3] The dry cold Great Basin desert of California consists of the Owens Valley, and is classified into Great Basin shrub steppe by the WWF, [4] and into the Central Basin and Range ecoregion by ...

  6. California drought blamed for nearly 12.5 million dead trees

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    Based on two recent aerial surveys, the U.S. Forest Service has estimated that nearly 12.5 million trees have died due to the area?s severe drought conditions.

  7. San Bernardino National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Other coniferous trees, such as white fir, bigcone Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa), incense cedar, and western juniper also thrive here. Canyon live oak, California black oak, and Pacific dogwood are other trees that also grow here. The forest contains an estimated 87,400 acres (354 km 2) of old growth.

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