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Please write a description of a place with a bristlecone pines. The oldest trees are twisted and gnarled, their gnarled roots clinging to the rock.
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Squat bristlecone pines scatter along the steep rocky outcrops to the northeast. Each pine, from young seedling to ancient relic, has an individual character. Young trees are densely clad with glistening needle-covered branches that sway like foxtails in the wind. Their bristled cones drip pine-scented resin and exude all the freshness of youth. As centuries pass and the elements batter the trees, they become sculpted into astonishingly beautiful shapes.