If you thought the ancient evergreens at California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park were old, the state's bristlecone pines make these old-growth trees look like saplings. Hidden within Inyo National ...

In addition, adding fuel to the periodic fires would eliminate other trees that were not fire-tolerant species and that might otherwise compete with the pine trees. So there you have it.

Some of the remarkable trees in this White Mountains forest are nearly 5,000 years old. The colorful, twisted trees draw photographers and offer clues to scientists studying climate change.

Discover New Jersey’s pine barrens, a hidden world of cranberry bogs, ghost towns, stargazing spots, and real-deal wilderness ...

Think you're getting old? Take a trip to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, on the Nevada-California border near Bishop, Calif., where the oldest tree is nearly 5,000 years old.

East of Big Pine, a winding road led to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. ... These hardy trees of the “oldest living forest” like the 9,000- to 11,000-foot elevation.

The trees grow in soils that are shallow, generally dolomite and also possibly limestone, sandstone or quartzite. The bristlecone pine grows very slowly, and even though the wood is very dense and ...

The forest began to struggle about 5,500 years ago due to drops in summer temperatures. This transformed what was a high mountain tree-filled landscape into the alpine tundra there today.

Take a look at the ground under a pine tree and you will find the accumulation of many years of pine needles if the tree is older. This is not a bad sign and is quite normal.