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There are plant species that take years to develop. In addition, many of them can exceed the lifetime of human beings, following the evolution of different historical periods.
In this content, we separate the 4 oldest trees in the world. Check out:
Tjikko
Tjikko is a clonal tree present on planet earth for over a thousand years. It is located on the Fulufjället mountain in the province of Dalarna, Sweden. This plant, which is nothing more than a 9,550-year-old Norwegian spruce, took the title “oldest tree in the world”. She was able to generate new trunks, branches and roots over the millennia.
Pando
The top 2 on this list is also in the clonal trees segment. The Pando or Trembling Giant, as it is better known, is a colony of trees born from a single male trembling poplar and with truly impressive numbers.
The root system of Pando, considered one of the oldest living organisms in the world, is approximately 80,000 years old. This colony is not in the top three, as there is no exact estimate for an individual in this set that has a millennial value.
Methuselah
The third oldest tree in the world is an ancient bristlecone pine located in the mountains of California. She was given the name Methuselah, or Methuselah. Unlike the previous examples, this is a non-clonal tree that has an estimated age of 4,854 years, thus being recognized as the oldest non-clonal tree on Earth.
A curiosity about this plant is that it is located at an altitude of more than 2,900 meters, where it is protected by the United States Forest Service.
Abarkuh Cypress
The last plant species on this list is the Abarkuh Cypress. It has an estimated age ranging between 4,000 and 5,000 years and is therefore considered one of the cultural heritage of Iran, located in the province of Yazd.
This cypress tree has great recognition in the country, because according to local legends, this ancient tree would have been planted by the prophet, Zarathustra, a religious leader born in Persia who forged the world's first monotheistic religion and served as an inspiration for the creation of several other religions abrahamic.