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What is the current oldest living tree?
Trees with verified ages
Name | Age (years) | Notes |
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Methuselah | 4,853 | It is the oldest known living (non-clonal) tree in the world. |
Gran Abuelo | 3,650 | Alive. Located within Alerce Costero National Park. |
CBR26 | 3,266 | Dead. |
D-21 | 3,220 | Dead. |
What is the oldest tree in the world 2020?
The oldest named individual tree, christened “Methuselah“, was found by Dr Edmund Schulman (USA) and dated in 1957 from core samples as being more than 4,800 years old (4,852 years as of 2020); this age was later crossdated and confirmed by dendrochronologist Tom Harlan (d.