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Bristlecone Pine. Earth's oldest tree. Details below
The Methuselah Tree
by tempeste
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Bristlecone pines grow in scattered subalpine groves at high altitude in arid regions of the Western United States.
Methuselah is a 4,853-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree which grows high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California.
It is recognized as the non-clonal tree with the greatest confirmed age in the world.
Another bristlecone specimen, WPN-114, nicknamed "Prometheus", was more than 4,844 years old when cut down in 1964, with an estimated germination date of 2880 BC.
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and 2 member cents. Methuselah is a 4,853-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree which grows high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California.
It is recognized as the non-clonal tree with the greatest confirmed age in the world.
Another bristlecone specimen, WPN-114, nicknamed "Prometheus", was more than 4,844 years old when cut down in 1964, with an estimated germination date of 2880 BC.
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