It's hard enough to accept that a tree that was a seedling before the Egyptian Pyramids went up is still alive today, as is the case with the Methuselah Tree, a bristlecone pine more than 46 ...

The oldest known is the Methuselah Tree, over 4,600 years and still growing. U.S. Forest Service policy is to protect the anonymity of the individual tree as a safeguard against thoughtless ...

The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine is another ancient tree, estimated to be 5,071 years old, and has defied odds to remain alive. The Methuselah tree, at least 5,000 years old, has adapted to harsh ...