Yucaipa-area oak towers over the competition
Monday, September 3, 2012 - 00:50
in Earth & Climate
Giant canyon live oak measures 499 inches around and 97 feet high, with a 98-foot canopy spread. But is it the biggest oak in the United States?After a hellish hike in the wilderness above Yucaipa in the San Bernardino Mountains on a recent weekday, seven naturalists with cameras, measuring tape and lasers entered the shade of a gargantuan oak tree and looked up at its gnarled branches, their eyes alive with anticipation.