The oldest complex organism on earth is the bristlecone pine

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That's what Noddy said.

Who's gonna believe that ****?

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It is certainly the longest lived.

So, what's it good for?

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roger wrote:

It is certainly the longest lived.

So, what's it good for?

I'd like to know, too! Very Happy

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I'm gonna check my pockets and see if I have any of the bristlecone pines.

What do they look like?

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bristley, most likely.

(Sorry about that!)

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I can actually come up with THREE things older, but as Gus will attempt 'congress' with them I'm respecting their privacy.

Gustave - Zsa-Zsa Gabor is still breathing. Try and f*ck her - I'd be interested in the pay4play rights*

*watching it!?! That is another story althogether!!

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I've always thought of Tony Danza as a complex organism--a lot of deep, provacative insight on that talk show of his.

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Looks pretty good for it's age.

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/P_008.jpg

Can't see makin' it into a nightstand, though.

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The oldest living complex organism IS NOT the bristlwcone pine, its the creosote bush. Theyve found some that are as old as 9000 years , and one (I have it from a colleague at Uof Az Tree ring school) may be 11000 years old.

The very oldest bristlecone pines arent publicized because of what happened when they found the truly oldest one, which was 5000 years old in 1960. The researcher who did a boring to count rings discovered its age and then got permission from The BLM to cut the tree down. Talk about douche bags

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Oh, okay. Got a location on the creosote bush? Is it big enough for a coffee table?

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A friend of mine does very intricate ink drawings, with rapidograph pens - they take hours, something like 80 to 100 each. Here's one with some Bristlecones...

Edit [Moderator]: Link converted to image

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Looks like very good work, osse.

You understand, I was just looking for approximate size on the creosote bush. I could have asked if it were bigger than a breadbox.

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http://muirmaid.home.sprynet.com/creosote.htm
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/374.htm

The second link, Las Pilitas' site - that's a really good nursery...

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Somebody, I think LittleK, told me about a native nursery near Santa Fe...
now I have to go back and see if it is also native to new mexico - it probably is...

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http://www.hort.usu.edu/html/databaeNatives/NativeSources.htm#NewMexico

Here's a bunch of native nurseries... the Santa Ana one, which does have the plant, seems to only sell to the trade. Hmm.
But I bet those other nurseries can order it for a customer.

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OK, this one has it...
http://www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/cgi-bin/plantview.cgi?_category=4

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The nursery I mentioned is High Country Gardens. It's in your list.

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Neat nursery... I don't see the Larrea tridentata there, but all those penstemons caught my eye...

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Osso wrote:

I don't see the Larrea tridentata there, but all those penstemons caught my eye...

I used a very similar line at a keg party once. I was standing with a friend, by the pool, sipping on a cold glass of beer, when I noticed Lara Tridenta walk into the party. I turned to my friend and said, "I see Lara Tridenta there. Man, her penstemons really catch your eye, don't they?"

The oldest complex organism on earth is the bristlecone pine

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