1,647-year-old common juniper in Finland identified as Europe's oldest woody plant
To determine the age of the juniper shrub, scientists used dendrochronology techniques, specifically studying growth rings. They estimated that the juniper sprouted in 378 CE.
World's oldest living tree is older than human civilisation, survives due to THIS reason ...
Old Tjikko sprouted almost 9,560 years ago, making it older than the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and the rise of human ...
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Paleobotanists discover the world's oldest forest dating back 385 million years
Charles Ver Straeten, curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum, made an unexpected discovery while surveying ...
Business Insider4 年
12 beautiful photos of the world's oldest and most majestic trees
The Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire, England, is thought to be England's oldest oak tree. Estimated to be over 1,000 years old, the Oak is in the Guinness Book of World Records. Another pair of ...
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China’s 5000 Year Old Trees to Get a Tagging System
China is set to launch a nationwide tagging system to protect its old trees, including some estimated to be over 5,000 years ...
BBC5 年
Tremendous trees
It's the oldest Christmas tree in the world! The scientist who discovered its age named the plant after his favourite dog. Old Tjikko is over 9,550 years old, but the visible tree is much younger ...