Firefighters said they stopped the wildfire's forward spread, but there was still the threat of flareups on Tuesday.

The Silver fire in Inyo and Mono counties continued to burn Monday morning, scorching 1,250 acres and spurring evacuations.

Sparse ground cover means the threat of fire is greatly reduced, a danger further lessened by the relative paucity of dead bristlecone needles in a landscape where trees are few and far between.

All around me stood ancient bristlecone pines, their gnarled branches reaching upward as if electrified. With each shovel of snow, my heart beat hard as I slowly excavated the most beautiful object I ...

It used to be the oldest tree in the region until scientists discovered another Great Basin bristlecone pine nearby that was over 5,000 years old. The Pando is a group of interconnected quaking ...

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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.

Less than 15 miles from the fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest contains trees that are more than 4,000 years old. The Patriarch Tree is the world's largest bristlecone pine tree.

Less than 15 miles from the fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest contains trees that are more than 4,000 years old. The Patriarch Tree is the world's largest bristlecone pine tree.