old-growth
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a forest characterized by the presence of large old trees, numerous snags and woody debris, and a multilayered canopy and that is usually in a late stage of ecological succession
old growth
noun
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Blue Hole, Texas The Texas Hill Country has plenty of splendor, but nothing here is more picturesque (and refreshing) than Blue Hole, a natural swimming pool along Cypress Creek surrounded by old-growth cypress trees.
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Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
When it’s completed in November, the sculpture is expected to weave more than 450 feet among the art institute’s old-growth olive trees.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
At Stanford, his lab examines the many ways people affect the Earth, such as the effects of climate change and droughts on old-growth forests.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
Park off legendary Highway 1, right across from the Kirk Creek Campground, and get ready to ascend roughly 2,500 feet before reaching a large backcountry campground, shaded by old-growth redwood trees as thick as a truck.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 18 July 2024
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Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
When it’s completed in November, the sculpture is expected to weave more than 450 feet among the art institute’s old-growth olive trees.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
At Stanford, his lab examines the many ways people affect the Earth, such as the effects of climate change and droughts on old-growth forests.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
Park off legendary Highway 1, right across from the Kirk Creek Campground, and get ready to ascend roughly 2,500 feet before reaching a large backcountry campground, shaded by old-growth redwood trees as thick as a truck.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 18 July 2024
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“Old-growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-growth. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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