About Long-lived Kiefer Tree

The long-lived Kiefer (Pinus longaeva), also long-lived Grannenkiefer mentioned, is a kind of coniferous tree in the kind of the Kiefern (Pinus) from the family of the (Pinaceae).

Until approximately 1970 it was regarded as a local of the Grannen Kiefer (Pinus aristata); 1971 one separated it as own kind Pinus longaeva.The long-lived Kiefer is domestic in California, Utah and Nevada and grows there in mountain regions. The occurrence is world-famous in the White Mountains in eastern California, since several over 4000 years old copies stand there.The long-lived Kiefer 5 to 15 m highly and reached thereby master diameters of up to 2,5 m (in exceptional cases to 3.6 m). The crust is lightorange. The needles stand too fifth and are 2.5 to 4 cm long. The needles are dark green on the top side to cyan. The needles of the long-lived Kiefer can become old until 45 years.The taps are 5 to 10 cm long and 3 to 4 cm broad. Each Zapfenschuppe carries for 2 to 5 mm long a thorn.