Editor’s Note: Nevada 150 is a yearlong series highlighting the people, places and things that make up the history of the state.
Nevada’s official state tree is old. Really old. Not just old for trees, but in general. “The bristlecone pine is the oldest living thing on Earth, with some specimens in Nevada more than 4,000 years old,” a description on the state Legislature website reads. In 1964, a graduate student studying trees on Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park cut down what is believed to be the world’s oldest known organism — a bristlecone nicknamed Prometheus that was possibly 5,000. The visually striking trees reach average heights of 15 to 30 feet tall, with some growing as much as 60 feet. Throughout the tree’s life, it grows in diameter, resulting in a large trunk with few, twisted branches. Though bristlecones are not terribly difficult to find throughout the state, they used to be even more common. “A lot of our bristlecone pines are much newer because we had so much deforestation going on with mining,” said Michael Green, professor of history at College of Southern Nevada. The tree is not the only tree to represent the state. The single-leaf pinyon, “an aromatic pine with short, stiff needles and gnarled branches” that reaches heights of 15 to 50 feet, is also native. Green said Washoe and Northern Paiutes relied on the tree for food. Both prefer high elevations. Green said pinyons are associated with the Sierra Nevada Range, while bristlecone grow at even higher elevations in the White Mountains and the Snake Range. “We forget how mountainous the whole state is,” Green said, noting that, depending on how a mountain is defined, Nevada has a minimum of 160 ranges. “There are a lot of places for bristlecone and pinyon to hang out.” Contact reporter Kristy Totten at or 702-477-3809. Follow @kristy_tea on Twitter.
Did you know that Nevada has two designated state trees? The single-leaf pinyon pine and the bristlecone pine, both of which can be found here in the Spring Mountains! Bristlecone pines are considered to be the world's oldest organisms, while pinyon pines produce delicious pine nuts. Both of these trees provide import habitat for birds, bugs, and small mammals. Looking for fun ways to connect your kids to the trees in your neighborhood? Practice identifying and comparing little differences in the plants that you see. For a more detailed activity, visit this link: plt.org/…/up…/pdf/PLT_iTree_FamilyActivity1_NameThatTree.pdf
 The single-leaf Piñon is the state tree of Nevada. © Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
State Trees
See Bristlecone Pine Nevada designated bristlecone pine (Pinus arisrata) as an official state tree in 1987; single-leaf pinon (Pinus monophylla) was the first tree symbol of Nevada, adopted in 1953. The Single-Leaf Pinon is an aromatic pine tree with short, stiff needles and gnarled branches. The tree grows in coarse, rocky soils and rock crevices. Though its normal height is about 15 feet, the single-leaf pinon can grow as high as 50 feet under ideal conditions. Principal uses of the tree include fuel, fenceposts, Christmas trees, and edible seeds Singleleaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla), also called pinyon, nut pine, one-leaf pine, and piñon (Spanish), is a slow-growing, low, spreading tree that grows on dry, low mountain slopes of the Great Basin. One large tree near Reno, NV, is about 112 cm (44.2 in) in d.b.h., 16.2 m (53 ft) tall, and has a crown spread of about 20 m (66 ft). Identification of the Singleleaf PinyonPinus monophylla, (single-leaf pinyon), is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to the United States and northwest Mexico. The range is in southernmost Idaho, western Utah, Arizona, southwest New Mexico, Nevada, eastern and southern California and northern Baja California.
Nevada LawThe law designating the Singleleaf Pinyon as the official Nevada state tree is found in the Nevada Revised Statutes, Title 19, Chapter 235, Section 235.040. TITLE 19-MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHAPTER 235 - STATE EMBLEMS; GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS MISCELLANEOUS STATE EMBLEMS SECTION 235.040 NRS 235.040 State trees. The trees known as the Singleleaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla) and the Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) are hereby designated as the official state trees of the State of Nevada. [1:72:1953] - (NRS A 1959, 107; 1987, 785; 1997, 1604) Taxonomic Hierarchy: Singleleaf Pinyon Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
State Trees
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