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Pando, a colony of quaking aspen, is one of the oldest-known clonal trees. Recent estimates of its age range up to 14,000 years old, and 18,000 years by the latest (2024) estimate. [1] It is located in Utah, United States. This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual ...
While it is the largest tree known, the General Sherman Tree is neither the tallest known living tree on Earth (that distinction belongs to Hyperion, a Coast redwood), [8] nor is it the widest (both the largest cypress and largest baobab have a greater diameter), nor is it the oldest known living tree on Earth (that distinction belongs to a Great Basin bristlecone pine). [9]
Local folklore tells stories of ghosts of formerly enslaved people appearing as angels around the tree. [7] [8] Despite the claims that the Angel Oak is the oldest tree east of the Mississippi River, bald cypress trees throughout North and South Carolina are significantly older. One example in North Carolina is over 1,600 years old. [9]
Researchers in Chile identify a challenger to the world's oldest tree: an alerce in Alerce Costero National Park that may be over 5,000 years old. California's 'Methuselah' bristlecone pine may no ...
The Mingo Oak (also known as the Mingo White Oak) was a white oak (Quercus alba) in the U.S. state of West Virginia.First recognized for its age and size in 1931, the Mingo Oak was the oldest and largest living white oak tree in the world until its death in 1938.
Methuselah is 4,856 years old, as measured by annual ring count on a small core taken with an increment borer. Its exact location is kept secret. [citation needed] [17] Among the White Mountain specimens, the oldest trees are found on north-facing slopes, with an average of 2,000 years, as compared to the 1,000 year average on the southern slopes.
The Endicott Pear Tree, also known as the Endecott Pear, is a European Pear (Pyrus communis) tree, [1] located in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.
The 'Old Tjikko' has been recognized as the world's old individual living tree, but the title is a little murky thanks to the cloning process. Pando, a forest in Utah, started with a single ...