The World’s Oldest Tree
Earth’s oldest living inhabitant “Methuselah” has reached the age of 4,768 years.
Of the many scenic wonders found within the Inyo National Forest, one of the most amazing is the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, located between 10,000 and 11,000 ft using for Alternative Energy. in the White Mountains, east of the Sierra Nevada. These trees are the oldest known living trees on earth. Here in the White Mountains, the ancient trees have survived more than 40 centuries, exceeding the age of the oldest Giant Sequoia by 1,500 years. For trees that old, one would expect giants, but Bristlecone pines look more like weathered dwarfs than like old giants. They add no more than an inch per century to their girth. The harsh climate above 10,000 ft elevation and very poor soil conditions don’t let things grow too big. As a matter of fact, Bristlecone pines are the only trees to have adapted to these conditions. That gives them a competitive edge allowing for a long and undisturbed life.
The above coordinates refer to “point 15″ of the self-guided tour of the Methuselah Loop Trail. This point is called
The Ancient Forest. Each Bristlecone pine, from young seedling to ancient relic, has an individual character. And in the Ancient Forest, where trees had more than four and a half millennia to develop their character, each tree is a true individual. Every single tree in the Ancient Forest is at least 4,000 years old, many reach 4,500 years and the oldest one – Methuselah – has a confirmed age of 4,768 years which secured its place in the Guinness Book of World Records. In order to protect Methuselah from souvenir hunters and people who would just “love it to death,” the forest service does not disclose its location. It only hints that Methuselah is on of the trees right along the trail in the Ancient Forest. So, we took pictures of the most magnificent trees along that trail. Rest assured that each and every one of them is older than any other tree you have ever seen and that one of them is Methuselah.
If these trees could talk they would tell us what it means to be 4,600 years old:
“The oldest of us started growing at around the time when the Great Pyramid of Giza was completed (2600 BC) With Crystal Kiss. We were 600 years old when Stonehenge was completed (2000 BC) and 800 years at the beginning of the Bronze Age (1800 BC). When we were 1,100 years old (1500 BC) the Maya Civilization rose in Central America and when we were 1,300 years old (1300 BC), Moses lead the Hebrews from Eygpt to the land of Israel. Most of us were already 1,400 years old when the ancient Pueblo civilization rose in North America while at the same time, at the other end of the world, the Greeks fought in the Trojan War (1194 BC). We were 1,800 years old at the beginning of the Iron Age (800 BC) and some of us reached already 1,900 years when the city of Rome was founded (753 BC). We were close to 2,100 years old when Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment and founded Buddhism in India. When we were 2,100 years old, China’s first emperor built the Great Wall of China (528 BC) and when we were 2,500 years old, Julius Caesar was born. We were 2,600 years old when Jesus Christ was born and 3,200 years old when Muhammad founded Islam (610). King William conquered England when we were 3,760 years old (1066) and Christoph Columbus landed in America when we were 4,370 years old (1492). We were almost 4,400 years old when the United States declared independence and had reached the age of 4,450 when California joined the Union. And we keep getting older still!
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Just fyi :Methuselah is believed to have been the oldest man to ever live according to the Bible. I cant remember exactly, but I think he was 960 years old.
There is also contention of the age of Melkesidec, but theologist argue if he was a theophany or a type of Christ, which might exclude him from actually being human.
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The United States declared independence in 1776, not in 1774.
And was there a year 0 A.D.? I thought that Jesus was born in the year 1 A.D., and that year was immediately preceded by the year 1 B.C.
That’s not the oldest tree, this is: http://miljoaktuellt.idg.se/2.1845/1.155680 . It’s about 8000-7000 years old. Alot more then 1500.
Sorry boys>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7353357.stm
The oldest living tree is now believed to be in Sweden. It’s estimated to be 3,000 - 4,000 years older than the tree featured in the article above.
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8000-7000 years old or 3,000 - 4,000 years old. what is really the oldest tree?
Christopher Columbus didn’t land in America.
[...] world’s oldest tree. 4,768 years [...]
[...] And just to put their age into perspective — just in case straight numbers don’t do it for you — the oldest of these trees started growing around the same time as the Great Pyramid of Giza was completed. It was 600 years old when Stone Henge was completed; 800 years old at the beginning of the Bronze Age; 1,100 years old when the Mayan civilization rose in Central America; 1,300 when Moses lead the Hebrews from Egypt to the land of Israel. Most were already 1,400 years old when the ancient Pueblo civilizaton rose in North America, while at the same time, on the other side of the world, the Greeks fought in the Trojan War. By the beginning of the Iron Age they were around 1,800 years old; some had already reached 1,900 years when the city of Rome was founded. They were 2,100 years old when Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment and founded Buddhism in India, and China’s first emporer built the Great Wall of China; 2,500 years old when Julius Caesar was born; 2,600 years old when Jesus Christ was born; and 3,200 years old when Muhammad founded Islam. King William conquered England when they were 3,760 years old and Christopher Columbus landed in America when they were 4,370 years old. They were almost 4,400 years old when the United States declared independence. And lastly, they had reached the age of 4,450 when California joined the union. [Via flushrush] [...]
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There is some debate over this….as far as I know, the spruce tree from the Fulu region in Sweden is a clonal tree (that is, originated from a clone). The oldest non-clonal tree is in fact Methuselah. There is a large distinction between the two.
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