Bristlecone ... pines: disease. The tree has a dense, highly resinous wood that is a formidable barrier to invasion by insects and bacteria. The resinous wood and the White Mountains' cool ...

The Discovery Trail loops north around a rocky knoll through a grove of bristlecone pines. The trail's name comes from the fact that Pine Alpha, the first tree identified as being over 4,000 years ...

Scientists Discover Over 30 Well-Preserved Dead Trees An ice patch that has been melting in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming has revealed an astonishing find: ancient whitebark pine trees that have ...

Melting ice has revealed an ancient pine forest in the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The trees, which date back almost 6000 years, were found 600 feet (183 metres) above the current tree ...

It was older than the Roman Empire, the Egyptian pyramids and Christianity. Now the oldest known tree is another bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, named Methuselah. However, you ...