The Senator’ Burns Down: One of the World’s Oldest Trees Destroyed by Fire
By ICTMN Staff
January 17, 2012
Yahoo News
THe 3,500 year old, 118-foot tall cypress appears to have burned down as a result of a lightning storm
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The following are the oldest trees still living.
[h=2]1. Old Tjikko (Sweden) 9550 years old[/h]
[h=2]2. Methuselah (California) 5000 years old[/h]
[h=2]3. Llangernyw (North Wales) 4000 years old[/h]
[h=2]4. Zoroastrian Sarv (Iran) 4000 years old[/h]
[h=2]5. Fitzroya Cupressoides (Chile) 3600 years old[/h]
[h=2]6. The Tree of One Hundred Horses (Sicily) 2-4 thousand years old[/h]
By ICTMN Staff
January 17, 2012
Yahoo News
THe 3,500 year old, 118-foot tall cypress appears to have burned down as a result of a lightning storm
Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwo...e-worlds-oldest-trees-destroyed-by-fire-72856 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/17/the-senator-burns-down-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-trees-destroyed-by-fire-72856#ixzz1laJOVGfh
The following are the oldest trees still living.
[h=2]1. Old Tjikko (Sweden) 9550 years old[/h]
The world’s oldest known living tree sprouted sometime during the last Ice Age, roughly 9,550 years ago. This 16-foot spruce in the Dalarna province of Sweden may look more like a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, but don’t be fooled: this little guy’s root system got started back when the British Isles were still connected to Europe by an ice bridge. According to Wired, geologist Leif Kullman, who discovered the tree, named it after his dead dog.
[h=2]2. Methuselah (California) 5000 years old[/h]
Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree from California’s White Mountains, is thought to be almost 5,000 years old—and the oldest non-clonal tree in the world. The exact location of the gnarled, twisted Methuselah is a Forest Service secret, for its protection (that might not be it above).
[h=2]3. Llangernyw (North Wales) 4000 years old[/h]
Llangernyw, a lush, 4,000-year-old yew tree, was inducted into a list of 50 Great British Trees by the UK Tree Council in 2002, which, as far as tree honors are concerned, is a pretty big deal. Llangernyw was planted in what is now a North Wales churchyard way back when the Egyptian Pyramids were still considered a new development.
[h=2]4. Zoroastrian Sarv (Iran) 4000 years old[/h]
The Zoroastrian Sarv, a tree in central Iran, is an Iranian National Monument. The 4,000-year-old cypress took root right about the time ancient people in Central Asia were inventing wheels with spokes, and over the course of its long life, witnessed the advent of modern human civilization.
[h=2]5. Fitzroya Cupressoides (Chile) 3600 years old[/h]
Fitzroya Cupressoides, a type of tall, skinny evergreen in the Andes Mountains, are some of the oldest trees in the world. Known commonly as the Alerce, many of these soaring evergreens have been logged in the last two hundred years, but scientists have been tracking and protecting one specific tree, which is thought to be more than 3,600 years old.
[h=2]6. The Tree of One Hundred Horses (Sicily) 2-4 thousand years old[/h]
The Tree of One Hundred Horses, this enormous chestnut near the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily, is thought to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old. Its inimitable name comes from an old legend where 100 drenched knights and their sopping steeds sought refuge from a thunderstorm beneath the tree’s protective branches. It’s almost believable: This truly massive tree holds the world record for girth, clocking in at 190 feet in circumference—nearly the length of a hockey rink.
