See California’s Magical Trees
Ranking third in the U.S. under Texas, then Alaska, California has 101 million acres of land with 32 million of those acres forested with trees. Our trees are pretty special. California claims the oldest, tallest and biggest trees in the world! So what’s the big deal if tree disease (confined to 15 out California’s 58 counties) claims 71 million pines and oaks among billions of trees?
The threat is undeniable — Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency with 80+ federal, state and local agencies, electric utilities and organizations forming Tree Mortality Task Force. Ancient Tree Archive has climbed giant Sequoias and redwoods, clipping samples and cloning them with a 3-4% success rate in plantings along the Oregon coast.
In December Californians make their annual trek to General Grant, the Nation’s Christmas Tree, and enjoy tree lighting ceremonies this week:
- SAN JOSE: Tree Lighting Nov.15, 2016
- COSTA MESA: Tree Lighting Nov.17
- GLENDORA: Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll Nov.18
- NEWPORT BEACH: Tree Lighting Ceremony Nov.18 & 19
- SANTEE: Tree Ceremony Nov.18
- BURBANK: Tree Lighting Nov.19
- BEVERLY HILLS: Lighting Ceremony Nov.20
- HUNTINGTON BEACH: Tree Lighting Nov.20
