Marcsoltan - Jul 20, 2013 7:59 pm - Voted 10/10
Bristle Cone Pine?Roxy, your new photos look like Bristle Cone Pine trees in California. Do you know how old they are?
rdmc - Jul 22, 2013 2:59 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?Marc, I really don't have any idea how old they are. I thought they might be Bristle Cone Pine Trees, but found various info when I tried to research it.
I was very intrigued by the unique clusters of pine needles that these trees had. I am interested to know more about them.
These trees are all found in Bryce Canyon in Utah.
Have an awesome week!
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lcarreau - Aug 26, 2015 2:51 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?Great Basin Bristlecone Pine ...
"Bristlecone Pines (Pinus longaeva and Pinus aristata) are among the oldest living organisms on earth. Clone-creating plant species like Quaking Aspen live to be much older if you age their root systems.
Bristlecones are only found in six states, Utah included. The oldest LIVING tree is called "Methuselah" and is 4,765 years old ..."
rdmc - Aug 26, 2015 5:04 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?Thanks for the info Larry. I didn't know all those things about the Bristlecone. I know that they are fascinating, and grow in some very harsh environments. I loved Bryce Canyon and seeing them hanging on to the tops of the cliffs there. I would love to see Methuselah... where is "he" located?
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lcarreau - Aug 26, 2015 6:40 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?He grows high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California ... will take
a fair amount of hiking to see him, however.
Please click for photo.
rdmc - Aug 27, 2015 6:01 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?That is A M A Z I N G!!! :0)
Scott - Aug 31, 2015 8:27 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?In Bryce Canyon, bristlecone pines live around Rainbow Point in the far south end of the park. If the photo wasn't taken at Rainbow Point, it is probably a limber pine, which looks similar to a bristlecone. Limber pines grow in more places in the park.
rdmc - Aug 31, 2015 6:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Bristle Cone Pine?Though it has been a few years back, I do think it was on the south end of the park. Thanks for the interesting info about the limber pine, I will have to do more research on both.
Happy hiking!
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