Hacker News with Generative AI: Trees

A new record for California's highest tree (sciencedaily.com)
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude tree.
Science, Environment, California, Trees
47 points by docmechanic 7 days ago | 20 comments
A study reveals that deciduous trees' roots remain active in winter (creaf.cat)
Science, Botany, Winter, Trees
70 points by bryanrasmussen 34 days ago | 31 comments
300-year-old Polish beech voted Tree of the Year (bbc.co.uk)
The Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills, a breathtaking 300-year-old beech, has won Poland the European Tree of the Year award for the fourth consecutive time.
Poland, Trees, Awards, Nature, Europe
222 points by n1b0m 37 days ago | 61 comments
Hyperion (Tree) (wikipedia.org)
Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California that is the world's tallest known living tree, measured at 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) tall in 2019.[1][3]
Trees, Nature, California, Environmental Science, World Records
28 points by carabiner 43 days ago | 17 comments
LA tree enthusiast shares her love for the city's canopy (theguardian.com)
On a recent Sunday morning, 25 Angelenos gathered under a large rusty leaf fig tree for a walking tree tour in a local Culver City park that was also playing host to an outdoor tai chi class as well as a group of yogis.
Trees, Los Angeles, Community, Nature
3 points by PaulHoule 102 days ago | 0 comments
To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees (e360.yale.edu)
Paris aims to replace 60,000 parking spaces across the city with trees by the end of this decade, according to its newly released climate plan.
Climate Change, Urban Planning, Paris, Sustainability, Trees
23 points by Brajeshwar 155 days ago | 2 comments
World’s oldest tree? Genetic analysis traces evolution of iconic Pando forest (nature.com)
DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed clues about its evolutionary history.
Genetics, Trees, Science, Environment, Evolution
119 points by pseudolus 172 days ago | 57 comments
Scientists uncover the ancient origins of baobab trees (smithsonianmag.com)
Science, Biology, History, Trees
67 points by NoRagrets 270 days ago | 20 comments
Zürich, Switzerland Online Tree Registry (stadt-zuerich.ch)
Zürich, Switzerland, Online Registry, Trees
13 points by niborgen 318 days ago | 5 comments
The problem with the Darling 58 genetically modified chestnut tree (nymag.com)
Genetics, Environmental Issues, Trees, New York
102 points by jseliger 334 days ago | 59 comments
The Unusual Evolutionary Journey of the Baobab Tree (nytimes.com)
Evolution, Biology, Trees, Botany
38 points by Petiver 345 days ago | 6 comments
Albino Redwood (wikipedia.org)
Botany, Trees, Genetics, Unusual Phenomena
16 points by popol12 376 days ago | 0 comments