Mehreen Alberts
The bristlecone pine’s success in living a long life can be attributed to the harsh conditions it lives in 🤓 Very cold temperatures associated with high winds, in addition to a slow growth rate, create dense wood 😉 This means some years they grow so slowly, they don’t add a ring of growth. Because of their slow growth, dense wood and resistance to insects, diseases, fungi and rot, bristlecone pines are resistant to erosion, rot and fungi. Because there is no vegetation in the area they are growing, bristlecone Pines are not affected by wildfires. They can reach 50 feet in height and grow to a length of 154 inches. [1]
The Senator was injured in an accident during a fire that took place in 2012. Caused much of the tree to collapseThe Senator is a famous tree that deserves to be mentioned here. Formerly found in Florida, Senator was one of the most important bald cypress trees in the United States. It was also widely known as the oldest species. The Senator was likely to have been the U.S. Tree with the most species east of Mississippi River. The estimated number of trees was around 3500 years oldThe Senator served as a landmark to the Seminole Indians, and other Native Tribes. Because it was so large, the Senator survived many hurricanes. One of them in 1925 reduced its height by 40ft. [2]
Based on an article that was just published guinnessworldrecords.comBristlecone Pines (Pinus Longaeva), from California’s White Mountains are the oldest tree in the world. Dr Edmund Schulman, USA, discovered the oldest known individual tree and named it “Methuselah”. Core samples from 1957 showed that the tree was more than 4,800 year old (4,552 years as of 2020). Later, Tom Harlan (d. 2013, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research University of Arizona) confirmed the age. Tom Harlan crossdated an older bristlecone piece that Schulman found in White Mountains. But this was only 2009. The’s sample coming from an older tree so it is 5,070 years old as of 2020. This tree has not been named and is the oldest living tree that is verified to be alive. These trees’ exact location is kept secret in order to prevent vandalism/damage due to over-trampling. An important indicator of climate change is the annual growth rings from old trees. This bristlecone climate record, which was made using dead wood and goes back to more than 9000 years ago. It is situated at approximately 3000m (10,000 ft) elevation in the White Mountains east of Sierra Nevada. The trees have changed over time as the rain and wind have created unusual shapes. They are now even more unique because of the crisp, sunny air, high altitude, and the cool, crisp air. When Dr Schulman first came across Methuselah, he was an Arizona scientist. The Schulman Grove is named after him (we are truly grateful Shabnam Palacios who brought it to our attention). [3]
It White Mountains of California was home to a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine that was 4,845 years old in 2013 and at that time was the longest living tree Historical record. The Rocky Mountain Tree Ring research organisation discovered another tree that lived in The White Mountains. It was 5,062years old. However, Methuselah is believed to still be the oldest living tree that has not been subject to a Clonal Colony. Europe’s oldest tree is a Bosnian Pine that took root in 941 This is AD, at the time Vikings were still invading. A Yew Tree The oldest known evidence of human existence between 2,000 and 4000 years ago was discovered in Scotland’s Perthshire. It’s is thinking that the Bronze Age saw the birth of Longview Yew, a Welsh tree. Aspen was home to a Clonal Colony dating back 40,000 years, while a Utah Colony of 80,000 year old was discovered in Utah. [4]
