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bristlecone pine
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bristlecone pine, common name for the pine ponderosa pine or

western yellow pine (P. ponderosa), is a hard pine second only to the Douglas fir as a commercial timber tree in North America. The

white pine (P.
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 species Pinus longaeva, found in the White Mountains of California. Specimens are known that are nearly 5,000 years old.


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He will continue as a Member of the Management Board of M&M and of the Boards of Bristlecone Inc.
The article was about the bristlecone pine trees in Nevada and the national champion bristlecone pine in the (California side) White Mountains.
The comparison between these two species is not exact, however, since the oldest bristlecone pines grow only at high elevations in an arid desert, notes Thomas P.
 
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