Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
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Coordinates: 37°23′12″N 118°11′01″W / 37.38656°N 118.183665°W
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, located in the White Mountains of California, is home to the oldest known living trees on earth, the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Pinus longaeva. The oldest tree, nicknamed "Methuselah", is more than 4,750 years old, and is not marked to ensure added protection from vandals. The grove lies in the Inyo National Forest, between 3,000-3,300 m (10,000-11,000 feet) above sea level.
On September 4, 2008, a fire destroyed the visitor center and "three or four" bristlecone pines.[1]
[edit] Further reading
- Valmore C. LaMarche Jr. & Katherine K. Hirschboeck (1984). "Frost rings in trees as records of major volcanic eruptions". Nature 307: 121–126. doi:.
[edit] References
- ^ Fire claims Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest visitor center, Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2008.
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