Bristlecone Pine, Pinus aristata, Tree 10 Seeds FJ

Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine is an extremely long lived pine that has been known to survive nearly 2,500 years. They are extremely slow growing, under adverse conditions; however, a 20 year old tree under cultivation can be expected to be about 4 feet tall. They are a scrubby, small, evergreen conifer with a lot of character. The appearance is very bushy with a rounded crown, and dense with foliage often stemming from ground level. Notable are the disfigured, twisted, and sheared semblances these pines can acquire while demonstrating their ability to continue to slowly grow in spite of the soil erosion; drought; wind, sand and ice blasting occurring in their timberline habitats. The needles are dark green with a bluish tinge. The cones are 2 to 4 inches long with bristles at each scale.