as is the case with the Methuselah Tree, a bristlecone pine more than 46 centuries old. But it's truly baffling to learn under what conditions it has accomplished this extraordinary feat.

A visit to the ancient bristlecone ... Click on the images below to take your own tour, complete with details about what you're seeing. In case you're wondering, the tree shown in the NOVA program ...

All around me stood ancient bristlecone ... using tree rings, knew bristlecones would be the perfect species for his project. He hiked several thousand feet up Wheeler Peak in what is now Great Basin ...

He captured firs, oaks, birches and maples, including this denizen of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (top), taken in California’s White Mountains in 2022, and this towering sequoia ...

Adjacent to Methuselah, another unnamed bristlecone pine in the Inyo National Forest poses an intriguing mystery. Believed to potentially exceed Methuselah in age, this tree's core has eluded ...