Top 15 Oldest Living Trees In the World

Top 15 Oldest Living Trees In the World

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Trees are truly ancient beings. They have a very long evolutionary history, but some of the oldest
trees in the world have overseen the rise and fall of some of the greatest empires in human
history, and they are still going strong. Today, we are looking at 15 of the oldest living trees in
the world. Number 1 is around 80,000 years old, so stay tuned to know more about the massive
giant!
Number 15. BLK 227
Along the Black River in North Carolina, bald cypress trees have been quietly growing for
millennia. Quite literally so: Scientists recently found trees over 2,000 years old - including one,
named BLK 227, that is at least 2,624 years old. Another nearby tree was found to be 2,088
years old and was named BLK 232- and geoscientists believe that more bald cypresses in the
Three Sisters Swamp could be the same age or even older. It has been known for decades that
some of the trees in the region are ancient. In the 1980s, Stahle and colleagues discovered trees
up to 1,700 years old. This led to the private purchase of 16,000 acres by the North Carolina
Nature Conservancy to help protect these stately plants.
Number 14. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
Said to be the tree under which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is the
oldest living human-planted tree in the world, with a known planting date of exactly 288 BC. As
of 2021, its age is exactly 2,308 years. The Sacred fig or Ficus religiosa tree is protected from
monkeys and bats by other surrounding fig-trees, and in 2014 the Sri Lankan government banned
all construction within 500m of the tree.
Number 13. The Gran Abuelo

Also known as the great grandfather, this tree is located in the Alerce Costero National Park in
Chile, and is the oldest living tree in South America. The tree stands at more than 60 m tall (196
ft) with a diameter of 4 m (13 ft) and a perimeter of 11 m (36 ft). Gran Abuelo’s age was
determined in 1993 after researchers used a growth ring to verify its antiquity – they estimated
that the tree was around 3,622 years old at the time. Its age means that the Gran Abuelo sprouted
around 1,500 BCE. There is a possibility that the Gran Abuelo wasn’t even the oldest tree in the
grove as many of the larger ones were logged in the past.
Number 12. General Sherman
It’s not surprising to find redwood among the oldest living trees. Both coastal redwoods and
giant sequoias break all the records, the former as the world’s tallest living trees, the latter as the
trees with the most mass. When it comes to the oldest trees around the world, a giant sequoia
called General Sherman is right up there at between 2,300 and 2,700 years old. You can visit the
General in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park near Visalia, California, but be prepared for
neck strain. This tree is 275 feet (84 m.) tall, with a mass of at least 1,487 cubic meters. That
makes it the largest non-clonal tree (not growing in clumps) in the world by volume.
Number 11. Olive Tree of Vouves
This ancient olive tree is located on the Greek island of Crete and is one of seven olive trees in
the Mediterranean believed to be at least 2,000 to 3,000 years old. Although its exact age cannot
be verified, the Olive Tree of Vouves might be the oldest among them, estimated at over 3,000
years old. It still produces olives, and they are highly prized. Olive trees are hardy and drought-,
disease- and fire-resistant — part of the reason for their longevity and their widespread use in the
region.
Number 10. Patriarca da Floresta
Patriarca da Floresta in Brazil is estimated to be over 3,000 years old, making it the oldest non-
conifer in Brazil. It is about 49 m (160 feet) high. It takes ten people holding hands to embrace
its massive trunk, which has a circumference of 16 m. Patriarca da Floresta is believed to be
sacred. The species also grows in Colombia and Venezuela but is threatened due to forest
clearing and habitat loss.
Number 9. 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 57 meters (190 feet) in circumference—nearly the length of a hockey rink.

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The Angel Oak near me, in John's Island, SC, is over 500 years old. Some have stated it is over 1, 000 years old. It's beautiful, I know that much.