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Find out which trees are the oldest in the world, based on verified, estimated or clonal ages. See the names, species, locations and notes of the oldest trees, from bristlecone pines to baobabs.
29 Μαΐ 2023 · Learn about the most ancient trees on Earth, from Prometheus and Methuselah to Alerce Milenario and others. Find out how scientists date trees, what threats they face and where they are located.
31 Μαΐ 2024 · Learn about the ancient trees that have survived for millennia across the globe, from bristlecone pines to cypresses to olives. See photos, locations, and estimated ages of these natural wonders that witness human history.
Old Tjikko is a 9566-year-old clonal tree that has regenerated new trunks, branches and roots over millennia. It was discovered by a couple of scientists who named it after their late dog and attributed its growth spurt to global warming.
Until 2012, Methuselah was the oldest known tree in the world and its age (4,789 years at the time) was discovered in 1957 by Tom Harlan and Edmund Schulman. The tree is named for the oldest Biblical figure, Methuselah, who lived to be 969 years old.
Learn about the bristlecone pines of California's White Mountains, USA, that are over 4,800 years old and the oldest living individual trees in the world. Find out how they are named, dated, protected and studied, and how they reveal our changing climate.
Methuselah is the oldest living tree in the world and is said to be 4,855 years old. The ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine stands in a secret location within the Methuselah Trail in the Inyo National Forest White Mountains in California, USA.
