As may be apparent, my current project area is a pine site near Emery, Utah. There are many younger trees, but the oldest material is more than 500 years old. I have a few pith dates from dead wood cross sections from the 1400s (below), but the oldest live tree I've found is this one (above). It is also the largest at 41 inches. I've been unable to conclusively cross date the cores, so the true dates are probably plus or minus five, but my estimate is that the tree germinated around 1520.
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