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California’s twisted trees that predate the Roman Empire
BRISTLECONE PINES
bristlecone pine
Photo courtesy Visit Mammoth A bristlecone pine that was photographed in the White Mountains in the early spring.
The first time I came across a bristlecone pine I was near the roof of Death Valley — Telescope Peak’s summit at 11,049 feet — I thought the tree was dead.