Bristlecone pine, Inyo national Forest, Bishop, California, USA is a photograph by Neale And Judith Clark which was uploaded on January 30th, 2020.
Bristlecone pine, Inyo national Forest, Bishop, California, USA
As old as they come - A very old bristlecone pine in The Ancient bristlecone pine Forest Inyo national Forest Bishop California USA United States of... more
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Bristlecone pine, Inyo national Forest, Bishop, California, USA
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Neale And Judith Clark
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As old as they come - A very old bristlecone pine in The Ancient bristlecone pine Forest Inyo national Forest Bishop California USA United States of America
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is a protected area high in the White Mountains in Inyo County in eastern California. The Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) trees grow between 9,800 and 11,000 feet (3,000–3,400 m) above sea level, in xeric alpine conditions, protected within the Inyo National Forest
The term bristlecone pine covers three species of pine tree (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae). All three species are long-lived and highly resilient to harsh weather and bad soils. One of the three species, Pinus longaeva, is among the longest-lived life forms on Earth. The oldest Pinus longaeva is more than 4,800 years old, making it the oldest known individual of any species.
Despite their potential age and low reproductive rate, bristlecone pines, particularly Pinus longaeva, are usually a first-succession species, tending to occupy new open ground. They generally compete poorly in less-than-harsh environments, making them hard to cultivate. In gardens, they succumb quickly to root rot. They do very well, however, where most other plants cannot even grow, such as in rocky dolomitic soils in areas with virtually no rainfall.
Bristlecone pines grow in scattered subalpine groves at high altitude in arid regions of the Western United States. Bristlecones, along with all related species in class Pinopsida, are cone-bearing seed plants commonly known as conifers; the name comes from the prickles on the female cone
Pinus longaeva (commonly referred to as the Great Basin bristlecone pine, intermountain bristlecone pine, or western bristlecone pine) is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree found in the higher mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah. Methuselah is a bristlecone pine that is 4,852 years old and has been credited as the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth. To protect it, the exact location of this tree is kept secret
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January 30th, 2020
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Comments (23)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Neale and Judith – your stunning scene has been selected as an Honorable Mention from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Natural Patterns in Wood photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Sharon Williams Eng
There is just nothing like these old, gnarled trees out west. This one is amazing.
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Neale and Judith – your “unusual shape in nature” scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2021 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.