Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata and Pinus longaeva)

                What once was one species has now been divided into two. Pinus aristata is the Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine and is found at elevations of 7500 to 12,000 feet in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Pinus longaeva, called the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, grows in California, Nevada, and Utah at heights of 5600 to …