Jardine Juniper

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The Jardine Juniper is an individual of the species Juniperus scopulorum found within Logan Canyon in the Cache National Forest. Often credited with an age of over 3,000 years,[1] core samples taken in the 1950s revealed that it was actually over 1,500 years old.[2][3] It stands approximately 40 feet (12 m) tall and its circumference has been measured at 284 inches (720 cm).[4] Discovered in 1923 by Maurice Blood Linford [5] while he was a student at Utah State Agricultural College (USAC), it was named after USAC alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine (1879–1955).[6] It is a member of the list of oldest trees.

References

  1. ↑ Salt Lake Tribune: Jardine Juniper trail
  2. ↑ Utahlink: Jardine Juniper
  3. ↑ USDA: History of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
  4. ↑ Ancient, gnarled and thriving, Jardine Juniper boosts its status as a champion. Salt Lake Tribune. 2006-10-16.
  5. ↑ Cache Valley Visitors Bureau: Hiking
  6. ↑ juniperus.org: Juniperus of the World

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