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The Trees of North America. For the purposes of this category, "North America" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), which calls it Northern America , namely as one of the nine "botanical continents".
The Lone Cypress is a Monterey cypress tree located in Pebble Beach, California. Standing atop a granite headland overlooking Carmel Bay , the tree has become a Western icon and has been called one of the most photographed trees in North America.
Indian Rock, Indian Rock Park; Joshua Tree National Park. Skull Rock; Lover's Leap; Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve; Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park; Morro Rock; Mussel Rock; Nine Sisters (aka "The Morros"), San Luis Obispo; Pinnacles National Park; Potato Chip Rock; Rainbow Basin; Red Rock Canyon; Robbers Roost; San Pedro Rock; Santee ...
Native ash species, including white ash (pictured), have been declining rapidly this century due to predation by the emerald ash borer. [1]Silvics of North America (1991), [2] [3] a forest inventory compiled and published by the United States Forest Service, includes many hardwood trees.
Giant sequoia. Silvics of North America (1991), [1] a forest inventory compiled and published by the United States Forest Service, includes many conifers. [a] It superseded Silvics of Forest Trees of the United States (1965), which was the first extensive American tree inventory. [3]
Claimed to be more than 500 years old, this oak tree earned its name through Native American legend. Its measurements are: circumference 21 feet (6.4 m); height 73 feet (22 m); average spread 118 feet (36 m). Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree: Santa Barbara, USA 147 [53] Believed to be the largest Ficus macrophylla in the United States. An ...
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Chestnut oak growing on rock. This species is a predominant ridge-top tree in eastern North American hardwood forests. Young chestnut oaks are easily capable of reproducing from stump sprouts if cut. A significant amount of chestnut oaks in the Appalachians are trees that regrew from stump sprouts after being logged.