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CATEGORIES:Native Plant Talks
CREATED:20260225T120423
SUMMARY:Aging with Grace: The Life of the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine A talk by Tim Aston
LOCATION:Los Altos Library Orchard Room\, 13 S. San Antonio Rd.\, Los Altos
DESCRIPTION:The Great Basin bristlecone pine is considered the longest-living organism 
 on earth, with a confirmed living tree that is older than 5,000 years. How 
 is this known? The science of dendrochronology analyzes the growth rings of
  trees, identifying their age and even informing our understanding of clima
 te patterns. Above 10,000 ft. elevation and east of the Sierra Nevada range
 , nutrient-poor alkaline soil is the only place where bristlecone pines can
  establish themselves with no other serious competitors. “Aging with Grace”
  will cover some of the scientific discoveries the bristlecone pine has bee
 n part of, how its environment shapes it, and share images that demonstrate
  the facets of their life and growth that make them one of California’s mos
 t iconic native species.\nTim Aston, a photographer and former Gunn High Sc
 hool biology teacher, grew up in Los Altos and currently lives in the Easte
 rn Sierra. He has been photographing bristlecone pines for fifteen years, c
 ulminating in his new book, Branches in Time: A Photographic Study of the G
 reat Basin Bristlecone Pine. When Tim was a kid, he borrowed Little Shop of
  Horrors from the Los Altos Library approximately 74 times.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="p1">The Great Basin bristlecone pine is considered the longest-li
 ving organism on earth, with a confirmed living tree that&nbsp;is older tha
 n 5,000 years. How is this known? The science&nbsp;of dendrochronology anal
 yzes the growth rings of trees,&nbsp;identifying their age and even informi
 ng our understanding&nbsp;of climate patterns. Above 10,000 ft. elevation a
 nd east of&nbsp;the Sierra Nevada range, nutrient-poor alkaline soil is the
 &nbsp;only place where bristlecone pines can establish themselves&nbsp;with
  no other serious competitors. “Aging with Grace” will&nbsp;cover some of t
 he scientific discoveries the bristlecone pine&nbsp;has been part of, how i
 ts environment shapes it, and share&nbsp;images that demonstrate the facets
  of their life and growth&nbsp;that make them one of California’s most icon
 ic native&nbsp;species.</p><p class="p1"><b>Tim Aston</b>, a&nbsp;photograp
 her&nbsp;and former&nbsp;Gunn High&nbsp;School biology&nbsp;teacher, grew u
 p&nbsp;in Los Altos and&nbsp;currently lives in&nbsp;the Eastern&nbsp;Sierr
 a. He has&nbsp;been&nbsp;photographing&nbsp;bristlecone pines&nbsp;for fift
 een years,&nbsp;culminating in his new book, <i>Branches in Time: A&nbsp;</
 i><i>Photographic Study of the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine</i>.&nbsp;When 
 Tim was a kid, he borrowed <i>Little Shop of Horrors&nbsp;</i>from the Los 
 Altos Library approximately 74 times.</p>
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