Snake Range

"The twisted tree lives its life, while the right tree ends up as planks." "... paraphrased from the Book of Chuang Tzu, the second major text of Taoism. Taoism is a critique of the more mainstream ideals of Confucianism. In the original text the twisted tree story has less to do with “individualism” and more to do with Taoism’s rejection of duality. The twisted tree is so useless that it’s useful, because it’s the only tree left to offer shade after all the others are cut down. Ergo, the…

The timeless beauty of trees and constellations.

There is an awesome beauty in old age, in the broken and twisted forms that record a long tough time on earth, and in the life that goes on in spite of it all. Great Basin bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva; White Mountains, California. This tree started its life around four thousand years ago, when fortuitous circumstances allowed a tiny seed to germinate and become established amid calcareous rock fragments, little moisture, and scant nutrient-poor soil. Young bristlecones on harsh sites…

Refresh your space with The Ancient, Max Foster's limited edition photography print of an Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree in California from his Forests & Trees gallery collection...

Methuselah is a 4,849-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California. For many years it was thought to be the world's oldest known living non-clonal organism, until it was superseded in 2012 by the discovery of another bristlecone pine in the same area with an age of 5,066 years.

Discover the timeless beauty of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in California! Home to the oldest trees on Earth, this site is a living testament to nature's endurance. 🌲 #NatureLovers #OldestTrees Click to learn more!

Bristlecone pine, either of two species of small pine trees native to the southwestern United States, thought to be the oldest non-clonal trees.