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In Search of the World’s Oldest Trees

By Rebecca Horne | May 7, 2012 9:33 pm

CATEGORIZED UNDER: Environment, Top Posts

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Chris

So how old are the trees that don’t have ages listed?
Lauri

The bristlecone pines are well worth the trip to see. Stunning for photographs and humbling in age.
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  It is true, they are spectacular..
D Hannon

how old the trees in actual time rather that the purported reference time ” fifteen centuries before the birth of Christ.” Discover the facts, avoid the myths. I prefer 63 centuries after the birth of Zeus.
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  Hi D. Hannon, The captions were supplied by Beth Moon, and I think they reflect her broad range of interests in the trees– ranging from the cultural to the scientific..
Hemanta Naik

Western Ghats in India still have few very old trees in the evergreen forest, but they are also evolving.

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