In 1964, a graduate student cut down a bristlecone pine in Nevada. The tree, now known as Prometheus, turned out to be nearly 5,000 years old Rose Eveleth; Updated by Ellen Wexler The Prometheus ...
I’d first learned of the existence of this tree a few months prior on a date. “Have you heard of Prometheus?” asked Caroline, a California-based artist, as we sipped coffee. We had matched on a dating ...
Before that, a geographer in 1964 cut down another ancient tree, dubbed "Prometheus," with permission from the Forest Service. It wasn't until after the tree was cut down that they realized it was ...