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Pinus monophylla subsp. monophylla - Trees
White Mountains,
Altitude : 8,500 feet.
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Pinus flexilis - Trees
White Mountains,
Altitude : 10,800 feet.
California
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Pinus flexilis - Trees
White Mountains,
Altitude : 10,800 feet.
California
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Sequoiadendron giganteum - Trees
Many of the Pinus lambertiana in the area (two tall trees on right) are nearly as tall as the Sequoiadendron trees (center). The bright yellow-green trees around the trunk of the Pinus lambertiana are Calocedrus decurrens.
North Grove, Calaveras Big Trees State Park; May 27, 2002
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Sequoiadendron giganteum - Tree
Old Bachelor Tree, at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
Altitude : 4,900 feet.
North Grove, Calaveras Big Trees State Park; May 27, 2002
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Sequoiadendron giganteum - Trees
North Grove, Calaveras Big Trees State Park; May 27, 2002
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Taxus brevifolia - Trees
Taxus brevifolia growing beneath Sequoiadendron giganteum and Abies lowiana.
This is the only place where Taxus brevifolia and Sequoiadendron grove together.
Abies lowiana : trunk on left.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, May 27, 2002.
California
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Tsuga mertensiana grandicona - Trees
Commonly grow in the Sierra Nevada in areas where snow last well into July or August.
Mosquito Lake, Highway 4, Alpine Co.
Altitude : 8,000 feet; May 27, 2002.
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Abies magnifica - Trees
Highway 4, Alpine Co.
Altitude : 8,000 feet; May 27, 2002.
California
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Pinus lambertiana - Trees
Calaveras Big Trees State Park,
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Pinus lambertiana - Bark
Calaveras Big Trees State Park,
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Sierra Nevada - Scenery
Pinus flexilis and Pinus longaeva grow in this part of the White Mountains.
Sierra Nevada Mountains from the White Mountains.
May 26, 2002.
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