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age of orchids
Like I said in another post, apparently they have found Huon Pine trees in
Tasmania recently that are even older than those. They are now believed to be the oldest things, and boy are they huge!!!! "janet_a" wrote in message om... sorry, i'm googling so i'm out of order: age of trees---aren't the methuselah trees out west approaching 4,000 yrs old? gimme a sec... Taking Chips Off the Oldest Blocks By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 16, 2003; Page A01 When they finally found it, high in California's rugged White Mountains, the tree looked a lot like the other stunted and windblown evergreens scattered about: a twisted mass of sun-bleached wood, stubborn green needles and gray crusts of bark. But this particular bristlecone pine was different. Nicknamed Methuselah, it has clung to its rocky patch of ground near the Nevada border for the past 4,768 years, making it the oldest known living tree on the planet..... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Jun15.html ok, so almost 5,000 yrs old. --j_a |
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