The twisted, deformed shapes of very old pine trees may be a sign of an exceptional ability to adapt to stress that has helped them live for more than 600 years. Ancient trees are important because ...
In the quiet reaches of California’s White Mountains, one tree has survived through 4,800 years of storms, droughts, empires, and empires' collapse. Known as Methuselah, this bristlecone pine has ...
The Methuselah Trail, located in Inyo National Forest near Big Pine, California, was recently named one of the best hikes in the world by AllTrails. The trail is named after and home to the oldest ...
11:07 a.m. June 29, 2022: A previous version of this story misspelled Constance Millar’s first name. Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic ...
Discover the world's most ancient trees, some surviving millennia as single individuals and others through regenerative root ...
A giant redwood tree that some say looks like nature's version of Darth Vader's mask is one of the highlights of the first new trail to open in 10 years in Redwood National Park. The 3-mile Berry Glen ...
SAVOY — Bent and twisted trees are not an unusual site in Berkshire County, thanks to Natalie Jeremijenko's "Tree Logic" at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. The art installation's iconic ...
The Capon Tree is among the last surviving trees of the ancient Jedforest in the Scottish Borders. The historic forest is ...