The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

Whitebark pine trees, which mainly grow in high-elevation alpine areas, are threatened by diseases and insects, according to the federal government. BILLINGS, Mont. — Whitebark pine trees can live ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Longleaf pine trees, a species native to the landscape in southeastern Virginia, are being restored in a nature preserve. As of now, the only pine trees that remain ...

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) grows in the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to northern New Mexico, in the Black Hills and on the Pacific Coast. Poles of this tree were used by Native Americans for ...

Pine tree's scientific name is Pinus, part of the Pinaceae family. Around 115-125 pine species exist globally as of 2025. In India, pines thrive in the Himalayas and Northeast at high altitudes.

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Whitebark pines are unmistakable, with their stout, twisted trunks — shaped but not dominated by the wind — topped with clumps of needles on upswept branches. But by 2016, over half of those still ...