My favorite tree species, Pinus longaeva (Great Basin bristlecone pine). This tree could be 1,000-3,000yrs old. In California's White Mountains, at over 3,000 meters (10,000ft) elevation, a Pinus longaeva has been found to be over 5,000yrs old! The trees grow on light colored dolomite limestone, the remains of an ancient sea. Pinus longaeva wood is so hard it never rots, rather, it erodes.
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