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[pct-l] Bristlecone Pines
Saw the show a while back. The guy who cut down the oldest tree realized his
mistake later on. Still too late for that tree.
John
Carl Siechert wrote:
> You're right: the ancient pines near the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell are
> indeed spectacular. But a point of clarification: those are limber pines
> (pinus flexilis), not bristlecone pines (pinus longaeva).
>
> One Park Service brochure I have describes the difference this way: "Like
> bristlecone pines, limber pines also have five needles per bundle and in
> both cases the clustered needles make the end of each branch look like a
> bottle brush. One way to tell the trees apart at a distance is to notice
> that each bristlecone pine branch looks like a new bottle brush while each
> limber pine branch looks like a used bottle brush." I hope this clears
> things up!
>
> I didn't see the Nova show you mentioned, but it sounds interesting and I
> hope it'll be repeated. In the meantime, you might be interested in the
> following link. Perhaps they're talking about the same tree.
>
> http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/Martyr.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Montedodge@aol.com>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:57 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Bristlecone Pines
>
> > Did you folks see the show on Bristlecone Pines tonight?? ( On Nova)
> Showed
> > a guy finding the oldest tree and then cut it down to prove it's age!!!
> ( Way
> > to go!!) This is a highlight of the PCT for sure, to stand next to these
> > 5,000 year old wonders on Mt. Badin Powell. Few hikers in the world will
> have
> > this chance.
>
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