The oldest one we know of was accidentally killed when the scientists who was studying the tree bored to deep and to big a bit to take a sample of the tree to count the rings and determine the age. The tree died and they cut it down and determined it was around 5000 years old.
![image showing [OC] The first blocks of the great pyramids were being chiseled when this Bristlecone Pine was born.](7cd1a379-91ad-596a-a5eb-554604a174bc.jpg)
Caturday_Yet on August 3rd, 2022 at 14:14 UTC »
What a gorgeous tree! I love the texture, all those lines wrapping around every nook and cranny.
MrMurse123 on August 3rd, 2022 at 17:18 UTC »
You can tell it's a Bristlecone Pine by the way it is.
justtuna on August 3rd, 2022 at 18:01 UTC »
The oldest one we know of was accidentally killed when the scientists who was studying the tree bored to deep and to big a bit to take a sample of the tree to count the rings and determine the age. The tree died and they cut it down and determined it was around 5000 years old.