Jardine Juniper
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The Jardine Juniper is an individual of the species Juniperus scopulorum
found within Logan Canyon
in the Cache National Forest
. Often credited with an age of over 3000 years, core sample
s taken in the 1950s revealed that it was actually over 1500 years old. It stands approximately 40 feet tall and its circumference has been measured at 284 inches (7.21 meters). Discovered in 1923 by Maurice Blood Linford while he was a student at Utah State Agricultural College, it was named after USAC alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine
(1879–1955). It is a member of the list of oldest trees.
Juniperus scopulorum
Juniperus scopulorum is a species of juniper native to western North America, in Canada in British Columbia and southwest Alberta, in the United States from Washington east to North Dakota, south to Arizona and also locally western Texas, and northernmost Mexico from Sonora east to Coahuila...
found within Logan Canyon
Logan Canyon
Logan Canyon is a canyon that cuts its way through the Bear River Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range, in northeastern Utah. The canyon is popular for both summer and winter activities, especially rock-climbing, hiking, camping, fishing, snowmobiling, and skiing, at the Beaver Mountain ski...
in the Cache National Forest
Cache National Forest
Cache National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Utah on July 1, 1908 with , the majority in Utah, from part of Bear River National Forest. On July 1, 1915 all of Pocatello National Forest was added...
. Often credited with an age of over 3000 years, core sample
Core sample
A core sample is a cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance. Most core samples are obtained by drilling with special drills into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a hollow steel tube called a core drill. The hole made for the core sample is called the "core hole". A...
s taken in the 1950s revealed that it was actually over 1500 years old. It stands approximately 40 feet tall and its circumference has been measured at 284 inches (7.21 meters). Discovered in 1923 by Maurice Blood Linford while he was a student at Utah State Agricultural College, it was named after USAC alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine
William Marion Jardine
William Marion Jardine was a U.S. administrator and educator. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1925 to 1929 and as the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt from 1930 to 1933.-Education:...
(1879–1955). It is a member of the list of oldest trees.