Big news, California. It’s been confirmed that you have a new record for the highest tree, discovered by happy accident at a dizzying elevation of 3,858 meters (12,657 feet). The Jeffrey pine came as ...

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into ... a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude tree. His serendipitous finding is published ...

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when ... record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude tree. His serendipitous ...

(Gerald Corsi/Getty Images) Researchers have sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting new opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree endure environmental challenges. “Sequencing ...