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The Jurupa Oak, or Hurungna Oak, is a
''A Pleistocene Clone of Palmer's Oak in Southern California ''
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The Jurupa Oak, or Hurungna Oak, is a clonal colony
A clonal colony or genet is a group of genetically identical individuals, such as plants, fungi, or bacteria, that have grown in a given location, all originating vegetatively, not sexually, from a single ancestor. In plants, an individual in ...
of '' Quercus palmeri'' (Palmer's oak) trees in the Jurupa Mountains in Crestmore Heights, Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a County (United States), county located in the Southern California, southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most ...
. The colony has survived an estimated 13,000 years through clonal reproduction, making it one of the world's oldest living trees. The oak was discovered by botanist Mitch Provance in the 1990s and at the time he recognized it as disjunct for the species and likely an "ancient" clonal stand.
The colony only grows after wildfires, when its burned branches sprout new shoots. It is the only one of its species in the surrounding area, which is a much drier climate and lower altitude than that in which Palmer's oaks typically grow. The oak has roughly 70 clusters of stems in a thicket which measures 25×8 meters in area and one meter in height.
The colony is located within a mile of at an elevation of approximately on a relatively steep north-facing slope.
On September 5, 2024, the city council of Jurupa Valley, California, approved in a 3-2 vote a plan to build a mixed development on that includes 1,700 homes and a light industrial park, within of the Jurupa Oak.
See also
* List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies#Jurupa *List of long-living organisms
This is a list of the longest-living biological organisms: the individual(s) (or in some instances, clones) of a species with the longest natural maximum life spans. For a given species, such a designation may include:
# The oldest known indiv ...
* List of oldest trees
* List of individual trees
* King Clone
References
External links
''A Pleistocene Clone of Palmer's Oak in Southern California ''
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