Gallery: Lords of the Rings: Oldest Tree Species on Earth

  • Great Basin bristlecone pine
    01

    great-basin-bristlecone-pine

    *Great Basin bristlecone pine, 4,844 rings. ([cwsteeds/flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwsteeds/326157031/))*
  • Patagonian cypress
    02

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    *Patagonian cypress, 3,622 rings. ([andreaugarte/flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaugarte/2999808878/))*
  • Giant Sequoia
    03

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    *Giant sequoia, 3,266 rings. ([yathin/flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yathin/2643908307/))*
  • Western Juniper
    04

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    *Western juniper, 2,675 rings. ([Comrogues/flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/25652913@N03/4900417847/))*
  • Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine
    05

    rocky-mountain-bristlecone-pine

    *Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine, 2,435 rings. ([USDA](http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PIAR&photoID=piar_016_avp.tif))*
  • Redwood
    06

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    *Redwood, 2,200 rings. ([Acroterion/Wikimedia Commons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_199_Redwood_Highway.jpg))*
  • Foxtail Pine
    07

    foxtail-pine

    *Foxtail pine, 2,110 rings. ([USFWS](http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/communities/serpentines/communities/foxtail_pine.shtml))*
  • Alpine Larch
    08

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    *Alpine larch, 1,917 rings. ([Walter Siegmund/Wikimedia Commons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SubalpineLarch_7735tl.jpg))*
  • Rocky Mountain Juniper
    09

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    Rocky Mountain juniper, 1,889 rings. ([brewbooks/flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/373247649/))
  • Limber Pine
    10

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    Limber pine, 1,670 rings. ([NPS](http://www.nps.gov/ciro/photosmultimedia/Trees-Shrubs-and-Vines-Gallery.htm))
  • Northern Cedar Pine
    11

    northern-cedar-pine

    Northern cedar pine, 1,653 rings. ([Brynn/Wikimedia Commons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Something_out_of_nothing_2.jpg))
  • Nootka Cypress
    12

    nootka-cypress

    Nootka cypress, 1,636 rings. ([Walter Siegmund/Wikimedia Commons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cupressus_nootkatensis_1334.JPG))
  • Bald Cypress
    13

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    Bald cypress, 1,622 rings. ([USDA](http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=127))
  • Douglas Fir
    14

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    Douglas fir, 1,350 rings. ([NPS](http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/plants/conifers/douglasfir/Page.htm))
  • Whitebark Pine
    15

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    Whitebark pine, 1,267 rings. ([Richard Sniezko/USFWS](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/dorena/photos/whitebark-pine/view/PA00008704/))
  • Colorado Pinyon
    16

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    Colorado pinyon, 1,101 rings. ([Quinn Dombrowski/flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2609194171/))
  • Huon Pine
    17

    huon-pine

    Huon pine, 1,089 rings. ([Securiger/Wikimedia Commons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HuonPine.jpg))
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