List of oldest trees
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List of oldest trees ("oldest" by region or species), listed by age. Some ages are rounded off.
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[edit] Individual plants
[edit] Clonal trees
As with all long-lived plant and fungal species, no individual part of a clonal colony is alive (in the sense of active metabolism) for more than a very small fraction of the life of the entire clone. Some clonal colonies may be fully connected via their root systems, while most are not actually interconnected, but are genetically identical clones which populated an area through vegetative reproduction. Ages for clonal colonies, often based on current growth rates, are estimates.[19]
| Name | Age (years) | Species | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pando | 80,000[20] - 1,000,000[21] | Quaking Aspen | Utah, United States | Covers 107 acres and has around 47,000 stems (average age 130 years), which continually die and are renewed by its roots. Is also the heaviest known organism, weighing 6,000 tonnes. |
| Old Tjikko | 9,550 | Norway Spruce | Dalarna, Sweden | The tree's stems live no more than 600 years, but its root system's age[22][23] was established using carbon dating and genetic matching.[24] Elsewhere in the Fulu mountains, 20 spruces have been found older than 8,000 years.[25] |
| ? | 3,000[26] - 10,000[27] | Huon Pine | Mount Read, Tasmania | Several genetically identical males that have reproduced vegetatively. Although single trees in this stand may be around 3 to 4 thousand years old, the stand itself as a single organism has existed for 10,000 years.[28][29] |
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- ^ Flora and Fauna Fact Sheet (Web Japan)
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- ^ Geography
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- ^ the-oldest-olive-tree pictures, videos and albums
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- ^ "Yew". The-tree.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ The oldest tree in Esonia
- ^ Danvers Senior Oracle: The Endicott Pear Tree
- ^ Gymnosperm Database (2 January 2007). "How Old Is That Tree?". Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
- ^ Quaking Aspen by the Bryce Canyon National Park Service
- ^ Genetic Variation and the Natural History of Quaking Aspen, Mitton, J. B. & Grant, M. C. (1996). BioScience 46 (1): 25-31.
- ^ "Swedes find 'world's oldest tree'". BBC News (2008-04-17).
- ^ Owen, James (2008-04-14). "Oldest Living Tree Found in Sweden". National Geographic.
- ^ "World's oldest living tree discovered in Sweden". Swedish Research Council (2008-04-16).
- ^ Roger Highfield (2008-04-17). "World's oldest tree discovered in Sweden". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Oldest Living Tasmanian, The - The Huon Pine
- ^ Tasmanian Huon Pines
- ^ "Living tree ‘8,000 years older than Christ’ (?)". Answers in Genesis. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Native Conifers of Tasmania". Paks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
