What's The Oldest Tree in the World?
Ancient trees are fascinating, but the answer to the question in the title isn't as cut and dried as it might first seem. There are two major contenders for the superlative, and Hank has all...
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What is the oldest tree in the world? Well, when you start talking about the oldest or biggest, or almost any other superlative in nature, you're unlikely to find a cut and dry answer. There are, in fact, 2 contenders for oldest tree and it depends on how you define the term. The oldest known individual tree was discovered in 2012 in the White Mountains of east central California. A Great Northern Bristlecone Pine that's 5,063 years old! That's older than the pyramids! Here's a photo of a similar Bristlecone Pine, now it doesn't look, exactly, alive and that may be part of it's secret to success. The high cold, arid climate of the White Mountains turns out to be the perfect environment for fostering these ancient trees. Strangely, ...
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What is the oldest tree in the world? Well, when you start talking about the oldest or biggest, or almost any other superlative in nature, you're unlikely to find a cut and dry answer. There are, in fact, 2 contenders for oldest tree and it depends on how you define the term. The oldest known individual tree was discovered in 2012 in the White Mountains of east central California. A Great Northern Bristlecone Pine that's 5,063 years old! That's older than the pyramids! Here's a photo of a similar Bristlecone Pine, now it doesn't look, exactly, alive and that may be part of it's secret to success. The high cold, arid climate of the White Mountains turns out to be the perfect environment for fostering these ancient trees. Strangely, ...
