The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine, with many trees dating back around 4,000 years. The oldest tree is named Methuselah and it dates back nearly 5,000 years.

If you thought the ancient evergreens at California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park were old, the state's bristlecone pines ...

Chao Yen / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0. Until 2013, Methuselah, an ancient bristlecone pine was the oldest known non-clonal organism on Earth. Methuselah was 4,789 years old when examined in 1957, with ...

"Pinus Longaeva" or bristlecone pines are the oldest trees, having been alive for nearly 5000 years. Among many environmental benefits trees offer, purifying air by providing oxygen and absorbing ...

These are the oldest living trees according to the OldList, a scientific database of the oldest trees. Ranking / name / species / age / location Methuselah / bristlecone pine / 4,850 years / White ...

Shortly after their arrival, they located a bristlecone pine tree that a local ranger had named “Patriarch.” Samples taken from the tree proved it to be only 1,500 years old.

For decades, bristlecone pines, which can survive for up to 5,000 years, were thought to be the planet’s oldest living things. Now a tree in Chile is posing a challenge. By Craig Welch ...

They found 12 living Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines that were more than 1,600 years old and four that were more than 2,100 years old. CB-90-11 was the oldest identified, with a minimum age of 2,435.

The world's oldest living tree is "Methuselah." The tree's exact age is unknown, but experts believe it has been alive for close to 5,000 years, the U.S. Forest Service told USA TODAY in an email.

The oldest tree species in the world are the bristlecone pines with scientific name “Pinus Longaeva,” of California's White Mountains, USA. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise ...