Oldest Tree on the Planet
By NunoXEI • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
A tree said to be the oldest on the planet – thought to be nearly 10,000 years old – has been found in Sweden.
Scientists from Umeaa University discovered the spruce on Fulu Mountain in Dalarna province while carrying out a census of tree species there in 2004.
The age of its genetic material was recently calculated using carbon dating at a laboratory in Miami, Florida.
The new record contender, which would have taken root just after the last ice age, was found among a cluster of around 20 spruces believed to be more than 8,000 years old at an altitude of 910m (2,985ft) on Fulu Mountain.
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Truly mind boggling – a tree that has survived through 10 000 years on this planet. If someone could talk to trees it would be interesting to hear what it had to say lol..