The tallest bristlecone pine is but 60 feet tall ... which sustains a single living branch and its needles. In a sense, these ancients have gone back to being seedlings. Bristlecones that look ...

Now the oldest known tree is another bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, named Methuselah. However, you can still find bristlecone pines in Nevada. Here's a look at the oldest ...

Bristlecone pines live in areas with harsh weather and poor soil. They have shallow branching routes that maximise water uptake in dry environments and thick, waxy needles instead of leaves to ...