FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Standing proud in Chile’s Alerce Costero national park, an ancient Patagonian cypress may have just swiped the record for the world’s oldest tree. A preliminary age estimation of the colossal tree – the Alerce Milenario, affectionately known as “Great-Grandpa” – suggests it could be around 5,400 years old. If true, it would take the crown of “the world’s oldest tree” from the current record holder, an eastern Californian bristlecone pine known as Methuselah that’s an estimated 4,853 years old. The Great-Grandfpa lives in the cool, humid environment of Alerce Costero National Park, and its fissures provide shelter for mosses, lichens and other plants. The species is a Patagonian cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides), conifer native to Chile and Argentina nicknamed the “redwood of the south” because of its vast size and reputation for resisting the forces of time. Capable of growing 70 meters (229 feet) tall and up to 5 meters (16 feet) in trunk diameter, the species is thought to be the largest type of tree in South America. Unfortunately, it’s now considered Chile’s most threatened conifer due to rampant logging and tourism in the area. Methuselah (estimated 4,853 years old): Source: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/worlds-oldest-tree-record-has-a-new-contender-in-chile/,https://earthlymission.com/oldest-tree-in-the-world-alerce-milenario-found-great-grandfather-5484-years-old-chile-fitzroya-cupressoides/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TasteLikeWhiskey 1,561 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 This organism is unfathomably old!! It started growing before God even started lying about creating it! I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alsemanche 97,808 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, TasteLikeWhiskey said: It started growing before God even started lying about creating it! Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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