Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old.

Scientists believe the famed ‘Methuselah tree’ was alive before the foundation of the Roman Empire and the building of the ...

This extraordinary tree has stood tall since long before the Pyramids of Giza were built, however, its exact location is a ...

Extreme drought and bark beetles now threaten California's Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to Methuselah, a 4,853-year-old bristlecone pine.

Susan Orlean traces the life span of Tree 103, a white pine in New York’s Adirondack Mountains that is believed to have sprouted in 1675 and that grew to a height of a hundred and sixty feet ...

Here are United States Forest Service geographic maps defining the 20 major forest cover types in the United States and where common trees are most often located based on frequency of occurrence.

A sign says this sugar pine is 265 feet tall in Douglas County. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) The sign overstates the height of the world's tallest sugar pine tree by 10 feet. Still, at 255.44 ...