The oldest known is the Methuselah Tree, over 4,600 years and still growing. U.S. Forest Service policy is to protect the anonymity of the individual tree as a safeguard against thoughtless ...

Ancient trees like Methuselah and Alerce Milenario serve as living records of the planet's history and climate changes. Methuselah, nearly 4,855 years old, might be surpassed by Alerce Milenario ...

Assessing the age of a living tree is straightforward enough—just ... (The rings of ancient bristlecone pines like Methuselah are more challenging to count, because the trunks are so distorted ...

The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine is another ancient tree, estimated to be 5,071 years old, and has defied odds to remain ...

One such living relic is a tree in the US that dates back to Egyptian civilization. In eastern California, a Great Basin bristlecone pine known as Methuselah has long been considered Earth’s oldest ...