Bristlecone Pine

The oldest tree and one of the oldest living organisms known to man. This specie of pine

is found in the white mountains of California, and some of them are as old as 4600 years

old!. The oldest tree of all have never been revealed by scientists by the fear that

insensible people with no common sense would come in and damage it by writting names,

cutting pieces of bark as souveniers, Even curiosity would bring so many people around

the tree that it could damage the soil and its roots causing the tree to perish.

The tree in this picture appears to be a dry, death tree, except for a small remaining

branch of green foliage still showing signs of life. The shapes and colors of the trunk of

these pines look like giant flames of fire coming from the gound. They are simply a

"Nature's miracle and work of art". They also represent an extraordinary and extreme case

of a living organism's adaptation to extreme living conditions.