(#5) Sarv-e Abarkuh, a 4,500-year-old Mediterranean Cypress
- Cupressus sempervirens
Sarv-e Abarkuh, the Cypress of Abarkuh, is a Mediterranean Cypress tree located in Iran. It has been designated a National Natural Monument by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran and is a popular tourist site. The age of the tree has been estimated between 4,000 and 5,000 years, though it has not been cored. The tree has been a part of Iranian culture for so long, it has its own fairytale suggesting it was planted by Zoroaster.
Location: Abarkuh, Yazd, Iran
Status: Alive(#6) Llangernyw Yew, a 4-5,000-year-old Common Yew
- Taxus baccata
The Llangernyw Yew is a male Yew tree that was designated one of the Fifty Great British Trees by Queen Elizabeth during her Golden Jubilee. The tree sits in the churchyard of St. Digain's Church in the village where it is believed to have been growing for between 4,000 and 5,000 years. Yew trees are difficult to date and the core has been lost, but it was designated by the Yew Tree Campaign in 2002 as being somewhere within that date range. The The Llangernyw Yew is believed to be the oldest Yew tree in the world as well as the oldest living thing in all of Britain.
Location: Llangernyw, Conwy, Wales, UK
Status: Alive(#14) Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a 2,302-year-old Sacred Fig
- Ficus religiosa
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Sri Lanka is believed to be the southern branch from the Sri Maha Bodhi, which is the location where Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment. The tree was planted in 288 BCE, which makes it the oldest living tree planted by human hands. It is considered to be one of the most sacred relics in Buddhism. In 2014, the Government decreed that no construction would be allowed within 500 meters of the tree.
Location: Mahamewna Gardens, Anurahapura, Sri Lanka
Status: Alive(#4) Prometheus, a 4,844-year-old Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
- Pinus longaeva
Prometheus was a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine tree that might have been as old as 5,000 years when it was cut down in 1964. Prometheus was felled by a graduate student working alongside the United States Forest Service for research purposes. It isn't known why Donald Currey cut down the tree instead of simply coring it, but he did and the oldest known tree (at the time) was killed and used for additional studies.
Location: Wheeler Peak, Nevada, USA
Status: Dead. Cut down by Donald Rusk Currey in 1964(#13) The President, a 3,200-year-old Giant Sequoia
- Sequoiadendron giganteum
The President stands 247 feet tall in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California. It's diameter is 27 feet (8.2 m) and it is believed to be around 3,200 years old. It is not the tallest or widest Giant Sequoia, rather, it is the second-largest tree in the world and oldest of its species. It was named in honor of U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1923.
Location: Sierra Nevada, California, USA
Status: Alive(#3) Methuselah, a 4,850-year-old Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
- Pinus longaeva
This aptly-named Great Bristletcone Pine was found to be 4,850 years old. Until 2012, it was the oldest known living tree in the world, having been cored in 1957 with 4,789 rings. The tree was germinated in 2832 BCE making it one of the oldest organisms on the planet.
Location: White Mountains, California, USA
Status: Alive
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Everyone is very familiar with trees, we can see many types of trees in our daily life. The leaves of trees can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Trees have played an important role in the development of human civilization, these precious and tenacious plants have been providing fuel and purifying the air. Trees are helpful to slow down the greenhouse effect and prevent desertification.
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