However, the Cotati tree is remarkably healthy—proudly standing at 52 feet tall. The tree is a chimera: a plant that has normal tissue and albino tissue within a single specimen, as seen by both it’s green (normal) and pale-yellow/white (albino) needles. There are only ten other known chimeric albino redwoods, all of which are relatively small, weak trees. Even more remarkable: the Cotati tree produces both male and female cones, something experts have never seen before.

Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140319-redwood-albino-chimera-california-tree-tallest/
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