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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Daniel Felix, 10, looks out from atop a gargantuan stump of an old-growth redwood on his tribe’s ancestral land.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Consider hiking the Helliwell Bluffs loop, a three-mile jaunt through old-growth Douglas fir and Garry oak trees with sweeping views of the Georgia Strait and the mainland’s epic Coast Mountains.
—Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
For 25 years, he's worked in a forest in California's Sierra Nevada, the Teakettle Experimental Forest, home to old-growth sugar and Jeffrey pine trees.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026
In the song, an old-growth tree provides cover from the watchful eye of puritanical church folk; chili dogs and ice cream are an excuse to break free from parents.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Consider hiking the Helliwell Bluffs loop, a three-mile jaunt through old-growth Douglas fir and Garry oak trees with sweeping views of the Georgia Strait and the mainland’s epic Coast Mountains.
—Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
For 25 years, he's worked in a forest in California's Sierra Nevada, the Teakettle Experimental Forest, home to old-growth sugar and Jeffrey pine trees.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026
In the song, an old-growth tree provides cover from the watchful eye of puritanical church folk; chili dogs and ice cream are an excuse to break free from parents.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Old-growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-growth. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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