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Bristlecone Pines - Great Basin - National Park Service

Great Basin Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) are remarkable for being the oldest non-clonal species on the planet. This strange tree, shaped ...

Bristlecone pine - Wikipedia

Despite their potential age and low reproductive rate, bristlecone pines, particularly Pinus longaeva, are usually a first-succession species, tending to occupy ...

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest - Inyo National Forest - Special Places

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is home to the oldest trees in the world, bristlecone pines. Some of these living trees exceed 4000 years of age and exhibit ...

Tree Profile: Bristlecone Pine - National Forest Foundation

Bristlecone pines are found sparsely scattered in small stands throughout California and Nevada (and some in Utah) at elevations from 9,800 to 11,000 feet.

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine - Bryce Canyon National Park (U.S. ...

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Ancient Bristlecone Pines - Visit Bishop

Ancient Bristlecone Pines. The Great Basin bristlecone pines are the oldest living non-clonal organisms on the planet. The oldest known living tree, Methuselah, ...

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine | National Wildlife Federation

Great Basin bristlecone pines are well-adapted to high-elevation habitats in areas with rocky soil, low rainfall, long winters, and are drought resistant. At ...

Inyo National Forest - Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

An enjoyable way to spend a day learning about the oldest trees in the world. Living trees exceed 4000 years of age with weathered, twisted, and beautifully ...

Exploring the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest - Visit Mammoth

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is home to some of the oldest trees in the world (some bristlecone pines are more than 4500 years old).

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest - Sierra Forever

The rugged, wind-ravaged White Mountains are home to the oldest living non-clonal organisms on this planet: the great basin bristlecone pines.

Bristlecone pine | Tree, Age, Range, Facts, Oldest, & Lifespan

The Great Basin bristlecone pine (P. longaeva) has the longest life span of any conifer and is likely the oldest non-clonal organism on Earth.

The Bristlecone Pines - YouTube

Walk through the bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains of California with the Mirai Team. These are the most ancient trees on the ...

Pinus longaeva (Great Basin bristlecone pine) description

Trees to 16 m tall and 200 cm dbh. Crown rounded or irregular; sometimes forms a krummholz at the alpine timberline. Bark red-brown, fissured with thick, scaly ...

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest - Inyo County Tourism

An ancient bristlecone pine is the oldest living thing on Earth. It can be found in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in Inyo County near Big Pine.

15 Interesting Facts About The Bristlecone Pine - Travel Nevada

Nevada is home to the oldest living species of tree on the planet. Come get face-to-face with some flora that was flourishing four or five thousand years ...

State of the State: A Bristlecone's 15 Seconds of Fame

The bristlecone name comes from the dark purple cones with curved prickles that the tree produces before it matures. The dark color helps the ...

Windy Ridge Bristlecone Pine Scenic Area - Explore Park County

Bristlecone Pine Scenic Area, one of several stands of bristlecones in Colorado, is located atop Windy Ridge at the eastern foot of Mount Bross, the 22nd ...

Bristlecone Pines - Hardwood Music Company

Handcrafted in Boise, Idaho and Flagstaff, Arizona. Music in the Woods is a limited collection of 15 unique instruments, each one a celebration of a certain ...

A Book Older than God: The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine

The rings of bristlecone pines, the planet's longest-living trees, chronicle past details about changes in the climate and other ...

Bristlecone Pine Distribution Mapping and Ecology

Click on the map to the left to visit the interactive map showing the distribution of published studies throughout the states of Utah and Nevada.