age of worlds oldest tree, where is it.?

Answer 1

It is the bristlecone pine of the white mountains of california at an age of ~ 4500 years. However, there are some tree systems, where the tree is directly linked to a tree before it, i.e. it grew out of the tree or is an offshoot, that date back over 10000 years. These typically occur in rainforests.

Answer 2

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, located in the White Mountains of California, are home to the oldest known living trees on earth, the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Pinus longaeva. The oldest tree, nicknamed "Methuselah", is more than 4,750 years old, and is not marked to ensure added protection from vandals. The grove lies in the Inyo National Forest, between 3,000-3,300 m (10,000-11,000 feet) above sea level.

Answer 3

The oldest living organism known to man could be a Huon pine tree in Tasmania.

OK. The Methuselah Tree has been thought to be the oldest. It is a bristlecone pine in California. But, scientists have discovered another tree in Tasmania that may be older by a long shot! It is possible that it has re-rooted over time by throwing roots from sagging branches, but it is worth considering as the oldest tree.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v17/i3/living_tree.asp

http://www.upfromaustralia.com/ausplan.html

http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/ishappening/trees/trees_huonpine.html

Answer 4

Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" at 4,767 years, has lived more than a millennium longer than any other tree. Discover how these trees were found and where they live. Learn of their unique strategies for survival. The focus will be on the White-Inyo mountain range of California.

Is this because you are named after the famous poet that wrote about a tree?

Answer 5

A bristlecone pine which is called "Methuselah". It is located in California. It is nearly 5000 years old. The actual location of the tree is undisclosed & known to only a few. This helps protect the tree from idiots that would do something to it. PBS did a special on it a while back.

Answer 6

The Bristlecone Pines began life during the Third Dynasty in Egypt.Is named Methusela and is 4,767 years of age.

The second oldest believed to be a huon pine in Tasmania, Australia. (prior to 1964 known as prometheus which was 4,900 years old - and the oldest living tree)

Huon Pine - Lagarostrobos franklinii, (formerly. Dacrydium franklinii) is only found in Tasmania Australia.

With unique qualities of durability, longevity, amazing grains, rich golden hues that darken with age and fine texture, Huon Pine is a truly beautiful softwood timber, deep in character with exquisite aroma. Huon Pine is extremely slow growing with growth rates averaging a mere 1mm per year. Trees may attain heights of over 40 metres and are amongst the longest living organisms on the earth, they often live in excess of 2000 years and have been known to reach 3,000 years. A tree merely 20 cm in diameter could be as much as 500 years old.

Answer 7

The Guinness Book of World Records currently lists a 12,000 year old California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) named "Eternal God" as the oldest tree on earth. Previously, the "Methuselah" Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) held the record at about 4,700 years

Answer 8

Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" at 4,767 years, has lived more than a millennium longer than any other tree. Discover how these trees were found and where they live. Learn of their unique strategies for survival. The focus will be on the White-Inyo mountain range of California

Answer 9

Living tree ‘8,000 years older than Christ’ (?)

On a wild Tasmanian mountain there is a magnificent, recently discovered stand of Huon pine trees that has been called the world's 'oldest known living organism'.

More info at the below URL.

Answer 10

The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a hollow tree in which Robin Hood once hid, from the Sherriff of Nottingham, still stands some 800 years later.