Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) is a long-lived pine tree species native to the United States. The tree grows naturally in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and northern New Mexico, with isolated populations of the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona and the Kaibab National Forest north of the Grand Canyon. This tree is usually found growing…
Bristlecone Pine
Characteristics of Western Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)
Western bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) is a species of long-lived bristlecone pine trees found in the mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah. Since its natural habitat is an area of high mountains that is not accessible to the general public, information on its exact location is incomplete. Environmental niche modeling has been used to better…