SF Peninsula Watershed: JEPSON LAUREL
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begneiss
N 37° 33.748 W 122° 23.828
10S E 553242 N 4157441
Quick Description: The second-largest (bay) laurel tree in California
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 6/14/2009 10:13:46 PM
Waymark Code: WM6KFB
Views: 3
Long Description:Located within the SF Peninsula Watershed, this exceptional tree may be viewed by hiking approximately 3 miles along the Sawyer Camp Trail (
visit link) As of June 2009, the root base area is heavily overgrown, and the views from outside the fence are not spectacular, but it is an impressive tree. You might like to compare your view with older pictures, such as the one included in the gallery. Enjoy :-)
Genus/Species: Laurus nobilis
Height: 55
Girth: 22
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 600
Historical significance:
Named for and dedicated to Willis Linn Jepson—“The Botany Man”; reference: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/history/biog/jepson/jepson_the_botany_man.html
Website reference: [Web Link]
Walk time: 60
Planter: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.
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