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

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

The hike resulted in a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, now California's highest recorded tree. (Hugh Safford, UC Davis) Last September, at timberline along the south slopes of Mount Kaweah ...

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.

"Regarding Southern California, I consider it to be ill-advised and unwise ... Earney said he agrees with a post-Eaton fire federal report that says pine trees with any needles remaining should be ...

Southern California's wildfire-ravaged national forests soon could ... unwise That report outlines the benefits of pine trees ...

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

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.