The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

High in the arid mountain forests of eastern California there is a living tree that's older than the pyramids of Giza and the ancient city-state of Babylon — but its location is a secret. The ...

High atop the remote, rocky slopes of California's White Mountains, the harsh conditions make it difficult for life to take root. But for a certain type of tree – and for those who have traveled here ...

Scientists have discovered a new contender for the oldest tree in the world, potentially bumping California’s ancient bristlecone pine tree from the top spot. The state's “Methuselah” bristlecone pine ...

Tree ring researchers provided scientific input on a new art installation at the Nevada Museum of Art. The installation is a ...

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 ...

Late-summer storms hurl hail against the granite slope. The dawn air freezes all but six weeks of the year. There is no sign of soil. But on this lonely ridge, the oldest known tree in the Pikes Peak ...

PARK COUNTY – High on the side of one of Colorado’s fourteeners, a grove of ancient bristlecone pine trees leans as if peering over the ridge to watch the lines of traffic streaming over Hoosier Pass ...

While the aspens and cottonwoods have lost their leaves in preparation for winter, Colorado’s slopes still thrive with an abundance of evergreen conifers. One pine stands out in a few isolated ...

The trees had stood for more than 1,000 years. Their sturdy roots clung to the crumbling mountainside. Their gnarled limbs reached toward the desert sky. The rings of their trunks told the story of ...