Torreya taxifolia, commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar, but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood, is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family, Taxaceae. It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States, at the state border region of northern Florida and southwestern Georgia. [8]

One of the world's rarest and oldest known trees grows among the bluffs and ravines of Gadsden and Liberty Counties. The Florida Torreya was discovered here in around 1835 by Hardy Bryan Croom, an early botanist.

Florida Torreya is an evergreen conifer tree historically found only along a 65 kilometer stretch of the Apalachicola River of northern Florida and the adjacent sliver of southern Georgia. It favors the cool and shady ravines, known as "steepheads," that dissect the …

1990年12月1日 · Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia) is an endangered species. This small rare tree is nearly extinct in the wild, threatened by a fungal disease of the stem. Known locally as stinking-cedar because of the pungent odor given off when the leaves are crushed, it was first discovered in 1833 by H. B. Croom near the Aspalaga Crossing on the ...

2024年11月27日 · It was recognized as one of the largest Florida torreyas as early as the 1950s and has generally remained healthy and grown substantially larger since that time. A very detailed documentation of this well-known tree is provided by Torreya Guardians .

2023年10月5日 · In a tranquil forest area beside a pond, within the confines of the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, stand two rare Florida Torreya trees, safely enclosed within a fenced perimeter and safeguarded by securely locked gates.

Torreya State Park is a 13,735 acre (56 km 2) Florida State Park, United States National Natural Landmark and historic site thirteen miles (19 km) north of Bristol.It is located north of S.R 12 on the Apalachicola River, in northwestern Florida (Florida Panhandle), at 2576 N.W. Torreya Park Road.. It was named for the Florida Nutmeg (Torreya …

The Florida Torreya is one of the rarest trees in the world. It grows along the bluffs and ravines of the Apalachicola River in Gadsden and Liberty Counties, Florida. The best place to see the rare trees is at Torreya State Park.

The largest living specimen is in North Carolina, and measures about 45 feet (14 m) in height and 35 inches (89 cm) d.b.h. Florida torreya bark is only about 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) thick on mature trees, and is irregularly divided by shallow fissures.

"You probably know that the largest recorded Florida Torreya is located on a farm near Norlina, NC, listed in the current register of big trees with a huge stem diameter of nearly three and a half feet, but only 53 feet tall.