“What is this? Knotty pine!!?!” - Fiona Goode It grows on you. Despite the challenges of a cracked and hollowed trunk, the branches of this knotty bristlecone pine are reaching for the sky, green and spry with cones producing viable seeds. Bristlecones can live to almost 5,000 years old, making them one of the oldest known living things on Earth. Image: Behold the gnarly bristlecone pine tree with a cracked, hollow truck, sky showing through and green branches at greatbasinnp #bristleconepine #trees #treestreestrees #treesofinstagram #greatbasinnationalpark #nevada #nature #knottypine