If you thought the ancient evergreens at California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park were old, the state's bristlecone pines ...

This White Mountains, ... Bristlecone Pine Forest manager John Louth said signs of climate change are clear: Warmer temperatures cause more trees to sprout above 10,000 feet.

Gnarled, dead bristlecone pine trees are seen standing with young limber pines growing around them in the White Mountains in east of Bishop, Calif., in 2013.

The gnarled and surreal shapes of the trees of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest stand out starkly on a slope in the White Mountains in the Eastern Sierra. Some living trees are estimated to be ...

The West's ancient and resilient bristlecone pines have appeared immune to bark beetle infestations devastating conifer forests. That changed when bristlecones began dying in Utah's Wah Wah Mountains.

The bristlecone pines of the White Mountain area are the oldest on Earth. Mixed in among the bristlecone pines are limber pines, easily identified by their light-colored trunks.

I had come to the White Mountains of eastern California, specifically the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, to seek counsel with some of the oldest living beings on the planet.

Dead bristlecone pines stand among limber pine trees on the California side of the White Mountains, part of the Great Basin region. (Brian Smithers/UC Davis) The study concludes that if bristlecone ...

Ten thousand feet up in the White Mountains of central California, in a harsh alpine desert where little else survives, groves of gnarled, majestic Great Basin bristlecone pines endure, some for ...

After spending some time recently in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, I can attest that it’s hard to argue with that. The area’s winds, often clocking 100 mph or more, play a major role in ...