Bristlecone Pine

Nevada State Tree 2

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Bristlecone pine tree trunk

Bristlecone pine; elegant in death (at Bristlecone Pine National Park); photo by Andrew Ward on Flickr (use permitted with attribution).

Official State Tree of Nevada

Nevada designated bristlecone pine as an official state tree in 1987 (single-leaf piñon was the first tree symbol of Nevada, adopted in 1953). All State Trees

From Nevada Legislature: "The bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) is the oldest living thing on Earth, with some specimens in Nevada more than 4,000 years old. The tree can be found at high elevations.

Normal height for older trees is about 15 to 30 feet, although some have attained a height of 60 feet. Diameter growth continues throughout the long life of the tree, resulting in massive trunks with a few contorted limbs."

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Images

Bristlecone pine tree; photo by Nevada Commission on Tourism (all rights reserved; used by permission of Nevada Magazine).

Bristlecone pine tree

Gnarled trunk of bristlecone pine; photo by ah zut on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).

Gnarled trunk of bristlecone pine

Videos

Bristlecone Pine Tree Ranger Minute