bristlecone pine

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pine
noun
uk
/paɪn/us
/paɪn/
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cooler areas of ...
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(Definition ofpinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thebristleconepinepopulation on this mountain is divided into at least two distinct sub-populations, one of which is accessible by a popular interpretive trail.
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On the south edge of this unit, young stands ofbristleconepineare also found.
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The namebristleconepinerefers to the dark purple female cones that bear incurved prickles on their surface.
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Somebristleconepineindividuals are more than 5,000 years old and are the oldest known individuals of any species.
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This peak lacks alpine tundra but is home to the famedbristleconepine.
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It is characterized by volcanic red-orange hills and mountains covered with pinyon pine, limber pine, andbristleconepine.
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Thebristleconepinehas been discovered to be the oldest living thing.
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Near treeline, zones can consist of white pines (such as whitebark pine orbristleconepine); or a mixture of white pine, fir, and spruce that appear as shrub-like krummholz.
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Thebristleconepine, being exceptionally long-lived and slow growing, has been used for this purpose, with still-living and dead specimens providing tree-ring patterns going back thousands of years.
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In the sub-alpine zone of the mountains spruce and fir predominate, and they are succeeded near the timber line by larch, whitebark pine, limber pine andbristleconepine.
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Near 10,000 feet (3,000 m) where the growing seasons are the shortest, the only trees surviving are bristlecone pines.
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The oldest bristlecone pines are single plants that have been alive for a little more than 5,000 years.
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A few small bristlecone pines are found otherwise the area is above tree line and inhabited by small grasses, lichens, and alpine wildflowers.
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