The World's Oldest Living Trees
Cypress of Abarkuh in Iran
The Zoroastrian Sarv also known as Sarv-e Abarqu or Cypress of Abarkuh, is a cypress tree in Central Iran, Yazd Province at Iranian National Movement. It is said to have lived for 4000 years, earning its title as the oldest living thing in the whole of Asia.
JŌMON SUGI
Jōmon Sugi is a large Cryptomeria tree of about 83-foot height and 53-foot girth, located on Yakushima, in Japan. It dates to the Jomon Period from which it gets its name. Calculated using tree’s growth ring, it is about 2000 years old, though some argue that the tree is over 7000 years old.
LLANGERNYW YEW IN WALES
Llangernyw yew is the oldest tree in Wales, as it is over 4,000-year-old. The tree was found in St Dygain’s Church in Llangernyw, County Borough of Conwy. In 2012, it was inducted into a list of 50 Great British Trees by the UK Tree Council.
ALERCE MILENARIO IN ANDES MOUNTAINS
Alerce Milenario or Gran Abuelo is also a cypress tree like Zoroastrian Sarv, and it is known to be one of the oldest trees in the world. Fitzroya Cupressoides (as it is scientifically called) is located in the Andes Mountains in South America. It was found to be currently 3640 years old by counting its growth rings, making it second oldest fully verified living tree after the Pinus longaeva.
OLD TJIKKO IN SWEDEN
Old Tjikko Norway spruce tree Fulufjället Mountain Dalarna province Sweden - 9500 years old - world's oldest tree
Old Tjikko is a spruce tree located on Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden. The 9500 -year-old Norway Spruce was discovered by Kullman, a Physical Geography professor at Umeå University in 2014. The age was determined by counting the growth ring.
METHUSELAH IN CALIFORNIA
Methuselah has been tagged the oldest living thing on earth with almost 5000 years of age. This bristlecone pine tree grows in the White Mountains, in Inyo Nationa Forest, Eastern California. The exact location of this tree has been kept secret from the public, making it hard to believe pictures of the tree anywhere (which might not be it above).
PANDO IN UTAH
Should we call Pando an individual tree? Pando aren’t actually individual tree but stems of a massive single clone of a Quaking Aspen in Utah. It is estimated to have been in existence for over 1 million years. Known also as The Trembling Giant determined to be a single living organism by identical genetic markers and assumed to have one massive underground root system, covering 107 acres and weighing 6,615 tons.
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