2006-09-03 16:09:17 · 5 answers · asked by John G 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The oldest redwood tree ever recorded is in Humboldt, California: 2,200 years old (see source 1 and 2).
However this is not the oldest tree ever. The oldest tree on record is a bristlecone in Wheeler Park, Nevada that was unfortunately cut down by mistake and determined (by tree rings) to be 4,862 years old. (source #3).
The oldest living tree is a bristlecone called "Methuselah" in the White Mountains of California. Estimated to be 4,789 years old.
2006-09-03 16:54:10 · answer #1 · answered by secretsauce 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
old growth redwoods are about 2500 years....the sequoias of California are older and bigger
2006-09-03 23:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
some are over 1500 years old
2006-09-03 23:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by redwhite&blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably no one knows for sure. They say thousands.
http://www.redwoods.info/redwoods.asp
2006-09-03 23:13:32 · answer #4 · answered by Skypilot49 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probaly in the B.C. era, they really don't know....
2006-09-03 23:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋