OLD, BUT STILL LIT (BRISTLECONE PINE)

Written By Alex Crowson
 
An old bristlecone pine tree, Completely Arbortrary

A god of a tree, blessed with near immortality, this week we discuss the bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva), who from its high mountain home has diligently recorded a ring every year for millenia.

Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Gnarly

Additional Reading:

The intermountain bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)
A bit on dendrochronology
Great Radiolab episode covering Prometheus's cutting

 
Alex Crowson
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