Oldest known Engelmann spruce [report]

Peter M. Brown, Wayne D. Shepperd, Christopher C. Brown, Stephen A. Mata, Douglas L. McClain
1995 unpublished
Age structure in a stand of very old-age Engelmann spruce is described. The site is at 3,505 m near treeline in the Fraser Experimental Forest in central Colorado. The site contains the oldest Engelmann spruce trees yet reported in the literature; the oldest tree is at least 852 years of age.
doi:10.2737/rm-rn-534 fatcat:akxfzer7tbehhbyybqze3z4eea