One tree does not make a forest, but a lone tree can nevertheless function as a small-scale ecosystem. Considering all the ...

The lone pine tree stands sentinel over Los Angeles from its 1,690-foot perch on Burbank Peak, right at the western edge of the city’s largest green space. The mythology around the tree grew ...

The Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) is identified best by its reddish-brown bark and deep furrows, which it acquires as the tree ages. It typically grows to be between 50 and 80 feet tall.

The Jeffrey pine grows in upper montane areas throughout the Sierra Nevada and is the most common tree found around Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes. It is not considered a traditional subalpine tree ...