Tag Archives: Tree Longevity

Bristlecone pines, such as those in Patriarch Grove in the White Mountains of California, are some of the oldest living individual trees on Earth.
c. 3000 BCE: Earth’s Oldest Living Trees

From 5,000-year-old Bristlecone Pines in California to clonal colonies like the aspen in Utah, estimated to be up to 1 million years old, Earth's oldest trees are a testament to the resilience and complexity of [...]