A large Monterey Cypress tree with the bottom of the trunk damaged from fire; other large and old cypress trees surround it as part of Crocker Grove, a forest of the oldest Monterey Cypress trees in existence.

An impressive survivor in Crocker Grove, home of the oldest and largest Monterey Cypress trees in existence. Many are close to 300 years old.

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