This ancient three-quarters-dead Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) is clinging for its life on Cusick Mountain in the southern part of Eagle Cap Wilderness in northeastern Oregon. I borrowed both photos in this post from Backcountry Bonsai.
Today it’s SF to Portland. Tomorrow evening it’s the Portland Art Museum for the Cup. Saturday it’s the Village tour to the Pacific Bonsai Museum, then Saturday night and Sunday back to the Museum.
I hope to see you there and I apologize in advance if I don’t remember your name. And remember to be kind to your elders. Soon enough, it will be your turn.
Staying on topic. This post originally appeared here March 2014 (edited a bit). The magnificent old tree lives in Oregon. Close enough.
Following a digital trail. I found the two photos in this post at Backcountry Bonsai. But that’s not the whole story. Backcountry borrowed them from Ascending the Giants, which belongs to Gary Dielman who is credited with discovering the ancient tree according to Dr Chris Earle of Confiers.org.
A magnificent monster! At first glance I thought there's a strange purple flower growing at the tree's base. Turns out it's a backpack that serves at least too functions: it provides a sense of scale, and it distracts from the beauty of the tree just a bit. I suppose it goes without saying that the yellow dots are flowers.
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