All around me stood ancient bristlecone pines ... At that point, the oldest known organism was several decades younger (a bristlecone pine in California named Methuselah). Hoping he’d miscounted, ...

Life for an ancient bristlecone pine is a long, slow struggle (see A Tree's Secret to Living Long). The oldest trees have managed to endure the cold, dry climate and rocky soil, but they may fall ...

A visit to the ancient bristlecone pine forest in California's White Mountains begins with a dramatic climb from the desert in Owens Valley at 4,000 feet elevation to the Schulman visitor center ...