This extraordinary tree has stood tall since long before the Pyramids of Giza were built, however, its exact location is a ...

The Methuselah Trail, located in Inyo National Forest near Big Pine, California, was just named one of the best hikes in the ...

This suggests the Jeffrey pine is California’s highest tree — at least for the moment. Safford’s work indicates that other species are growing higher than commonly used databases suggest. The ...

The island is beautiful, windswept and isolated off the coast of California, but I was mostly here for the elusive Torrey pine, considered the rarest native pine tree in the U.S.

Big news, California. It’s been confirmed that you have a new record for the highest tree, discovered by happy accident at a dizzying elevation of 3,858 meters (12,657 feet). The Jeffrey pine ...

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have weathered through tons of challenges. Scientists have dated them, and locals ...

The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine, with many trees dating back around 4,000 years. The oldest tree is named Methuselah and it dates back nearly 5,000 years.

California is home to more than a dozen species of pine trees and has some of the largest, tallest and oldest conifers in the world, according to the California Native Plant Society. That includes ...

Less than 15 miles from the fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest contains trees that are more than 4,000 years old. The Patriarch Tree is the world's largest bristlecone pine tree.