“Discover the Ancient Guardians: Unveiling the Secrets of the 8 Oldest Trees on Earth!”
The answer for those wondering why it comes in third despite being older than the above two trees is because of how its age was calculated. The Alerce Milenario age was calculated using a computer model in 2022 that estimated it to be 5,484 years old. Please note that computer modeling is not an acceptable system by the scientific community. Be as it may, the Alerce Milenario is an ancient tree, and its available for viewing by the public.
4. Sarv-e Abarkuh
The oldest tree in Asia, a cypress, is found in Abarkuh, Iran. With a height of 25 meters (82 feet) and a trunk width of 11.5 meters (38 feet), the Sarv-e Abarkuh is an Iranian National Monument. Researchers estimated that this tree is 4,000 to 4,500 years old.
While it spreads its roots all over the Iranian desert, it gets most of its water from a nearby underground channel. The locals believe that the Sarv-e Abarkuh was planted by the prophet Zoroaster.
5. Giant Sequoia’s (3,266 years)
Anglo-Americans first discovered Giant Sequoias during the gold rush in California. They were fascinated by the massive size of these trees and collected samples to take back to their countries. As early as the 19th century, people had already learned that Giant Sequoias could live for thousands of years.
Towards the end of the Civil War, the General Sherman and General Grant became the two most protected Giant Sequoias in the US. In the late 20th century, Nate Stephenson, a forest ecologist, developed a mathematical formula that dates the oldest Giant Seqouia in California to be more than 3,266 years. The General Sherman was estimated to be 2,150 years old. Unfortunately, most of these tree species were destroyed by the mega-fires in 2020 and 2021.
