A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

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.

What might be the world’s oldest tree — a bristlecone pine named Methuselah that is thousands of years old — is hidden in plain sight somewhere along the 4.5-mile Methuselah Trail in the ...

The tree, which is over 4,800 years old, is found in a grove of other trees, but its exact location is kept a secret.

The Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine is famous for its longevity. The oldest known living specimen, near Pikes Peak, is 2500 years old. Native to Colorado, Bristlecone pines grow in some of the ...

In 1964, a graduate student cut down a bristlecone pine in Nevada. The tree, now known as Prometheus, turned out to be nearly 5,000 years old. Rose Eveleth; Updated by Ellen Wexler.

One bristlecone pine tree was found with 35-year-old pine needles that were still functional and photosynthesizing despite drought. Most pines can only do this for 2 to 3 years.

Less than 15 miles from the fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest contains trees that are more than 4,000 years old.The Patriarch Tree is the world's largest bristlecone pine tree. The oldest ...

Researchers from Montana State University published a study this fall that could help forest managers improve restoration strategies for whitebark pine — an important keystone species currently ...

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 ...