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Jun 26, 2021 · A redwood tree called El Palo Alto has long served as the 120-foot-tall symbol of Palo Alto, but a project to help it thrive has been delayed. The El Palo Alto redwood tree in Palo Alto, Calif ...
This is the story of California’s oldest living landmark, the tree known as El Palo Alto. Actually to fully tell that story you have to go back more than 1,000 years. El Palo Alto, the tall redwood that stands near Palo Alto’s northern border has been rooted to that spot for a millennium. It’s an amazing fact to consider.
El Palo Alto. Notes: El Palo Alto (Spanish for the tall tree) is the first named tree in America and the first official, living California landmark (California Historical Landmark No. 2). This coast redwood originally had twin trunks (then known as Palos Colorados, Spanish for red trees), but, in 1886, one trunk vanished.
El Palo Alto, circa 2004. El Palo Alto (Spanish: 'the tall stick' [1]) is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) located on the banks of the San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The namesake of the city and a historical landmark, El Palo Alto is 1083–1084 years old and stands 110 feet (34 m) tall.
2003. El Palo Alto (“the tall stick”), a redwood tree over a thousand years old and a California Historical Landmark, is the centerpiece on both the city of Palo Alto’s and Stanford University’s official seals. The tree grew on the land Leland Stanford purchased in 1876 for his family’s home and for the Palo Alto Stock Farm, which ...
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The park is now a miniature forest, with several tall redwoods and other trees. El Palo Alto’s namesake city has really stepped up to ensure the survival of this historic tree, as it is currently as lush as any tree could hope for. VISIT: The El Palo Alto tree is in El Palo Alto Park, 117 Palo Alto Ave., Palo Alto, California.
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Feb 4, 2020 · “The place of the tall trees,” likely named after one particular redwood tree, “El Palo Alto,” which probably still qualifies as Silicon Valley’s single most celebrated resident ...
