The oldest known tree in the world is a specimen of this species located in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest of the White Mountains, with an age of 4,700 years, measured by annual ring count on a small core taken with an increment borer.
The oldest known tree in the world is a specimen of this species nicknamed "Methuselah" located in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest of the White Mountains near Bishop, California. It is 4,700 years old, measured by annual ring count on a small core taken with an increment borer.