: any of three pines (Pinus aristata, P. balfouriana, and P. longaeva) of the western U.S. that include the oldest living trees
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And there are many other old-growth forests across the continent – including northeastern spruce fir and northern hardwoods forests, Great Lakes red pine and jack pine woodlands, southern Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests, and Great Basin bristlecone pines reaching nearly 5,000 years old.—Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025 High in California’s White Mountains, twisted by wind and time, stands a Great Basin bristlecone pine known as Methuselah.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Even within the bristlecone pine lineage, Methuselah once had an older sibling.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 In Nevada, Great Basin National Park dazzles with ancient bristlecone pines and some of the darkest night skies in the country.—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bristlecone pine
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