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Sept. 12 – Tecate Cypress

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 12, 2024 with No Comments

The Tecate Cypress is a native cypress tree only found in two places: Mexico and Southern California. It is considered a relic tree because it was found here during cooler, wetter times and only about 20 stands remain worldwide. The northern most stand is just south of the 91 Freeway in Coal Canyon. The trees are protected as part of Chino Hills State Park and the Coal Canyon Ecological Reserve. Tecate cypress are fire obligate, meaning its dependent on intermittent … Read More

Tecate Cypress Facts

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 27, 2020 with No Comments

Tecate Cypress trees once covered all of the southwest a million years ago when the climate was cooler and wetter. A remnant population of this rare tree is protected south of the 91 Freeway. A 2006 fire killed most of the mature trees, and multiple fires have occurred in the canyon. Fingers are crossed the rebounding seedlings grow old enough to produce seeds before another fire.

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