If you thought the ancient evergreens at California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park were old, the state's bristlecone pines ...

High in California’s White Mountains, a gnarled and weather-beaten bristlecone pine named Methuselah has stood for nearly 4,800 years. This tree was already ancient when the pyramids were built ...

The sacred camphor tree at Kinomiya Shrine in Atami is no ordinary timber. Estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, it is ...

Twelve Trees. By Daniel Lewis. Simon & Schuster; 304 pages; $30 and £22. I T WAS just a seedling when Egypt’s great pyramids were built. By the time the Roman empire fell its trunk was gnarled ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When it comes to ancient trees, ... There are especially numerous cypresses with twisted roots and gnarled branches planted from the Liao (916-1125), Jin (1115-1234), Yuan (1271-1368), ...

The tree’s sturdy stance is anchored by a network of exposed roots, adding to its visual appeal. Visitors to the market have been flocking to admire the tree, many intrigued by its unusual form and ...

The gnarled and hollow ancient yew in the grounds of Whittington Parish Church is believed to date from 1272 and is still in rude health, a rare survivor from the Middle Ages.

Where We Live: Ancient trees still survive in the bustling Bay Area “Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.” – Poet Khalil Gibran ...

A living relic of history stands in a quiet corner of a Japanese seaside town, its thick gnarled branches stretching skyward as if whispering secrets to the breeze. The sacred camphor tree at ...