El Palo Alto (historic redwood tree in Palo Alto)
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El Palo Alto is a centuries-old coastal redwood tree in Palo Alto, California, that serves as a historic landmark and namesake for the city and Stanford University.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Palo Alto (historic redwood tree in Palo Alto) canonical | 1 |
| El Palo Alto landmark tree | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T768921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El Palo Alto (historic redwood tree in Palo Alto) Context triple: [Stanford Tree, inspiredBy, El Palo Alto (historic redwood tree in Palo Alto)]
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A.
Stanford Tree
The Stanford Tree is the unofficial, whimsical and often irreverent costumed mascot of Stanford University’s marching band, known for its ever-changing, student-designed tree costume.
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B.
Berkeley Landmark
Berkeley Landmark is a local historic designation in Berkeley, California, recognizing buildings, structures, and sites of significant architectural, cultural, or historical importance.
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C.
Alamo Square
Alamo Square is a San Francisco neighborhood and park best known for its iconic Victorian houses and panoramic views of the city skyline.
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D.
Los Altos
Los Altos is an affluent residential city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, known for its quiet suburban character and proximity to major Silicon Valley tech hubs.
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E.
San Francisco Botanical Garden
San Francisco Botanical Garden is a 55-acre living museum in San Francisco known for its diverse global plant collections and themed gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El Palo Alto (historic redwood tree in Palo Alto) Target entity description: El Palo Alto is a centuries-old coastal redwood tree in Palo Alto, California, that serves as a historic landmark and namesake for the city and Stanford University.
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A.
Stanford Tree
The Stanford Tree is the unofficial, whimsical and often irreverent costumed mascot of Stanford University’s marching band, known for its ever-changing, student-designed tree costume.
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B.
Berkeley Landmark
Berkeley Landmark is a local historic designation in Berkeley, California, recognizing buildings, structures, and sites of significant architectural, cultural, or historical importance.
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C.
Alamo Square
Alamo Square is a San Francisco neighborhood and park best known for its iconic Victorian houses and panoramic views of the city skyline.
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D.
Los Altos
Los Altos is an affluent residential city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, known for its quiet suburban character and proximity to major Silicon Valley tech hubs.
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E.
San Francisco Botanical Garden
San Francisco Botanical Garden is a 55-acre living museum in San Francisco known for its diverse global plant collections and themed gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coast redwood tree
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historic landmark ⓘ natural monument ⓘ |
| approximateAge |
more than 800 years
ⓘ
over 1,000 years ⓘ |
| CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| city |
Palo Alto, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Palo Alto
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredOn |
Palo Alto city seal
ⓘ
Palo Alto police department patch ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected local landmark ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 37.444 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -122.170 ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationSystem | drip irrigation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
city landmark
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historic navigation reference point ⓘ transportation gateway marker ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSupport | cables and braces ⓘ |
| height | approximately 110 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | California Historical Landmark ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Portolá expedition
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surface form:
Gaspar de Portolá expedition
Spanish exploration of Alta California ⓘ |
| isNamesakeOf |
City of Palo Alto
ⓘ
Palo Alto (Caltrain station) logo ⓘ Palo Alto High School ⓘ Palo Alto city logo ⓘ Palo Alto city seal ⓘ Stanford University’s original name concept “Palo Alto” ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palo Alto, California
ⓘ
Santa Clara County ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Clara County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Caltrain
ⓘ
surface form:
Caltrain railroad tracks
El Camino Real ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bank of San Francisquito Creek ⓘ |
| managedBy | City of Palo Alto ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Portolá expedition diaries ⓘ |
| originalHeight | over 200 feet ⓘ |
| owner | City of Palo Alto ⓘ |
| partOf | historic El Camino Real corridor ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| subjectOf |
local preservation efforts
ⓘ
tree health monitoring programs ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Palo Alto, California
ⓘ
Stanford University’s early history ⓘ |
| taxon |
California redwood
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surface form:
Sequoia sempervirens
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| visibleFrom |
Caltrain
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surface form:
Caltrain commuter rail line
El Camino Real bridge over San Francisquito Creek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Palo Alto (historic redwood tree in Palo Alto) Description of subject: El Palo Alto is a centuries-old coastal redwood tree in Palo Alto, California, that serves as a historic landmark and namesake for the city and Stanford University.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
El Palo Alto landmark tree