SF Gate reported
A mass die-off is expected for a rare grove of endangered trees found on a windswept stretch of a remote California island, officials with theNational Park Service announced Tuesday.
The Torrey pine is “the rarest native pine in the United States and, possibly, the rarest pine in the world,” according to the Park Service. The tree only grows naturally in two very specific areas: Santa Rosa Islandand Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in San Diego.
And on Santa Rosa Island, the majority of mature Torrey pines aren’t expected to survive after a large fire spread through the area in May.
Read more at Rare, critically endangered trees wiped out by fire on Santa Rosa Island
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