Because a cypress tree will mature after about 60 years, Gevertz said, many of the giants planted across San Francisco may be long past their prime. A painting of cypress trees created by Josh ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A historic 135-year-old Monterey cypress tree on the east end of Golden Gate Park is adding to the city’s holiday spirit. San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the city ...

But wait—which tree is San Francisco’s official tree for the holiday season? It’s neither the 50-foot-tall noble fir outside City Hall nor the 83-foot-tall behemoth in Union Square .

Author Mark Bittner gestures beside Monterey Cypress trees Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005 in the back yard of his home in San Francisco. The famed "Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill," who have been the ...

A search for the Monterey cypress, for example, tells us that the 445 trees counted in San Francisco save 82.767 pounds of CO2, 1,924,095 gallons of water, $72,556 in energy, and 765 pounds of ...

Battle brews over plans to chop 100-year-old cypress tree in Marin County 02:32. DILLON BEACH, Marin County -- Storm damage and downed trees across the Bay Area have residents battling over which ...

Cecil, the 27-year-old male western lowland gorilla, is leaving the Louisville Zoo. Cecil is moving to a one-acre habitat at ...