"Routerider" wrote in message ...
Does anyone know how old this bush is? The article states that the bush
will be dated but it only states the approximated age.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/s...ientshrub.html

Thanks for any help!

Probably they tested it and found that it didn't break the record so
there was no reason to publish a followup. Even ring counting of trees
might underestimate the age of some trees. Redwoods (Sequoia
sempervirens) can sprout from the stump so a particular redwood clone
could be older than the ring count would indicate.

A single quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) clone can spread via root
suckers to cover 100 acres or more. One quaking aspen clone in Utah
named 'Pando' has been estimated to be 80,000 years old.
http://www.nps.gov/brca/quaking_aspen.html

Mitton and Grant (1996) stated that a quaking aspen clone can exceed a
million years in age. 'Pando' has been considered the most massive
living organism. It might be the oldest plant as well.

Reference

Mitton, J.B. and Grant, M.C. 1996. Genetic variation and natural
history of quaking aspen. BioScience 46:25-31.