510 BCE: Rising from a mountain’s shallow soil, a bristlecone pine begins its life. This Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine is one of the oldest trees in the world, only outlived by its cousin the Great ...

The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

While every responsible citizen was fixated on election returns this week, my mind was high on a mountainside almost midway up California’s border with Nevada. It was there, last October at roughly 10 ...

High on a ridge in California’s Eastern Sierra, a gnarled bristlecone pine known as Methuselah has reigned over almost five millennia’s worth of snowy winters and blazing summers. Methuselah, whose ...

Scientists have discovered a new contender for the oldest tree in the world, potentially bumping California’s ancient bristlecone pine tree from the top spot. The state’s “Methuselah” bristlecone pine ...

The world's oldest trees were growing when the Great Pyramid of Giza was being built and were already thousands of years old when Julius Caesar came to power. To determine a tree's age, scientists ...

High atop the remote, rocky slopes of California's White Mountains, the harsh conditions make it difficult for life to take root. But for a certain type of tree – and for those who have traveled here ...

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FREMONT, Ohio — A tiny bristlecone pine tree was stolen from Spiegel Grove, the arboretum and grounds of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, around 1:30 a.m. on May 15. The ...

The Discovery Trail at the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains in Inyo County, Calif., seen on Oct. 13. (Paul Thornton / Los Angeles Times) While every responsible citizen was ...