The "Bottle Brush" Look Of Bristlecone Pine Needles, Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Green bristlecone pine needles have a distinguishing "bottle brush" look to them, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Photographer Name: 
Rebecca Latson
Starting Display Date: 
Thursday, December 26, 2024

A visit to Great Basin National Park in Nevada is not complete without hiking the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) Wheeler Bristlecone Trail up 10,000 feet (3,048 m) to see a grove of ancient bristlecone pines, some of which are several thousand years old. Bristlecone pines can be distinguished from other pines such as the limber pine by the "bottle brush" shape of the needles around a branch, some of which extend back as far as a foot or more along the branch.

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