But the chronology from the San Juan
bristlecone pines showed something completely new:
Great Basin
bristlecone pines live at the timberline in their namesake region, where, in the words of Schulman, they achieve "longevity under adversity.
In 1984 LaMarche and Hirschboeck suggested that frost rings in
bristlecone pines were sometimes due to climatic upset caused by explosive volcanism.
The wall reliefs and floor pieces in her new show were in fact inspired by the wind-blasted trunks of the ancient
bristlecone pines that the artist encountered on a trip to California's White Mountains.
Only 20 to 30 minutes from the Strip, Welch could have gone to Mount Charleston and on the way seen blooming Joshua trees and ancient
bristlecone pines, enjoyed a meal at the lodge overlooking this scenic area or gone on one of a dozen hikes.
Bristlecone pines could be considered Earth's oldest living inhabitants, since some of them may be 5,000 years old.
I went on a tree pilgrimage because the
bristlecone pines are the oldest organisms.
And some
bristlecone pines are arguably the oldest living organisms on earth.
Schulman made an expedition to the White Mountains of California, just above Death Valley, and there found a stand of ancient
bristlecone pines.
The comparison between these two species is not exact, however, since the oldest
bristlecone pines grow only at high elevations in an arid desert, notes Thomas P.
From a base camp in Lee Vining on the shore of Mono Lake, Citret will lead participants on excursions into the high country of Yosemite, Mammoth Lakes, Devil's Postpile, the historic ghost town of Bodie and the
bristlecone pines of the White Mountains.
Size doesn't matter; few
bristlecone pines grow taller than 30 feet.
We made reservations to stay in the park and will stop to see the
Bristlecone pines on the way home.
Dates of notable frost rings in
bristlecone pines (LaMarche & Hirschboeck 1984) together with dated acid layers in the Crete (Hammer et al.
In a mile and a half, the trail reaches a plateau occupied by a curious-looking lot of trees, the
bristlecone pines.