An exotic fungus spreading southward through Rocky Mountain forests is threatening Colorado’s oldest trees — the gnarled limber and bristlecone pines that can live longer than 2,000 years ...

The Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine is famous for its longevity. The oldest known living specimen, near Pikes Peak, is 2500 years old.

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.

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

The Methuselah Trail, located in Inyo National Forest near Big Pine, California, was recently named one of the best hikes in ...

Boulder County Parks and Open Space is using a variety of different strategies to protect Rocky Mountain bristlecone and limber pines against parasites.

CB-90-11 / Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine / 2,435 years / Central Colorado Oldest Qilian Juniper / qilian juniper / 2,230 years / Delingha, Qinghai Province, China ...

They found 12 living Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines that were more than 1,600 years old and four that were more than 2,100 years old. CB-90-11 was the oldest identified, with a minimum age of 2,435.

In California, Where Trees Are King, One Hardy Pine Has Survived for 4,800 Years In a harsh alpine desert, the Great Basin bristlecone pines abide amid climate change.

CHEYENNE – Last season, Pine Bluffs faced off against Rocky Mountain in the Class 1A nine-man semifinals. Rocky Mountain pulled off the 30-24 upset and cut the Hornets’ season shorter ...