Detail of wood grain from a living Great Basin bristlecone pine tree (approximately 4,000 years old).

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Jason Brindel / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3454 x 5200 px | 29.2 x 44 cm | 11.5 x 17.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
6 August 2009Location:
Inyo National Forest California, White Mountains, USAMore information:
The Great Basin bristlecone pine tree is the oldest known living organism on the planet with the oldest know living specimen just shy of 5,000 years old. This is a detail of the wood grain from one of these ancient trees photographed in the White Mountains of California.