![]() ![]() Living and dead bristleones high in the mountains ![]() When sheltered from the wind, bristlecones grow tall and straight Storm-beaten bristlecone pines at timberline on Mt. Habitat: Higher elevations in desert mountains.ĭistribution: California to eastern Utah.Ĭomments: This is the common tree at high elevations in the Spring and Sheep Mountains. ![]() Dark purple brown when young, aging to brown, hanging, each scale tipped with a stiff, 1/4-inch long, incurved spine. Needles: Dark green, curved, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inch long bundles of 5 crowded, forming bottlebrush-like branch ends.Ĭones: Oblong, 2- to 5.5-inches long. Height: To 40 ft tall strongly tapered upward.īark: Whitish and smooth on young trees reddish brown, scaly, fissured on mature trees.īranches: Gracefully spreading or twisted and gnarled, depending on location. Plant Form: Tall straight tree in sheltered areas short, twisted, and gnarled in more exposed locations. Other Names: Western Bristlecone Pine, Pinus aristata. Charleston, a popular 3-mile hike runs out to the Raintree, a 3000-year-old Bristlecone Pine.įor many more photos of bristlecone pine, see the North Loop Trail ( Mt. In the Hudsonian ( Bristlecone Forest) life zone. In Nevada, Great Basin Bristlecone Pine is the dominant component of the montane vegetation in the Spring and Sheep mountains Great Basin Bristlecone Pines are closely related to Foxtail Pines. ConesĪre sappy, prickly, cylindrical, and about 4-inches long. The needle-bundles are crowded onto the ends of twigs, and the bundles radiate in all directions from the twigs, giving the branch a "bottle-brush" appearance. General: Great Basin Bristlecone Pines ( Pinus longaeva) are coniferous (cone-bearing) trees with short, roundish needles set inīundles of five. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine ( Pinus longaeva) Home | Vegetation | Plant Species | Evergreen Trees Vegetation Around Las Vegas, Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) ![]()
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