The oldest trees in the world (13 photos) Bashny.Net

Trees - one of the most long-lived organisms on the planet. There are at least 50 trees, living more than a thousand years, but can be detected much more.

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trees can live for so long, for several reasons. One of the secrets to their longevity is their fragmentation of the vascular system, which allows the tree to wither away while the other part will live on. Many of them form a protective compounds to combat deadly bacteria and parasites.

Some of the oldest trees on earth, huge pine Bristlecone, they seem to be no effective way for us. In the 3000-plus years, these trees continue to grow as vigorously as in 100. In contrast to animals, these pine over time do not accumulate genetic mutations in the cells.

Some of the trees are challenging times, growing clones or genetically identical seedlings, so that the death of one of the barrel does not mean death for the whole organism. Giant colony can have thousands of individual stems from the same root system.

Pando (Pando)



Although technically Pando individual trees are not the oldest, a colony of aspen clones (Quaking Aspen) in Utah is really ancient. 105 acres of colonies consisting of genetically identical trees associated one root system. "Waves giant" appeared at least 80,000 years ago, when our ancestors were still living in Africa. But, according to some estimates, Pando can be about 1 million years old, which means that older Pando early Homo Sapiens. Pando is also the hardest living organism on Earth, it weighs about 6615 tons.

Methuselah (Methuselah)



The oldest of the separate trees of the world lives on 10,000 feet above sea level, in the Inyo National Park, California. Stunning 4765-year old, primitive tree was a hundred years old when the first pyramid was built in Egypt. The tree is hidden among other millennial Great Basin bristlecone pine trees in a grove called the Ancient Forest. To protect the tree from vandalism, Forest Service keeps secret the exact location of the tree, but the tree looks like this might look like Methuselah.

Sarv-e-Abarkooh



This cypress-survivor is in Abarkuhe (Abarkooh), Iran. Evergreens root here between 4000 and 4500 years ago, around the time Stonehenge was built. This is perhaps the oldest living organism in Asia, it is a national monument in Iran. Zoroastrian Sarv a height of about 25 meters high and has a circumference of 11 meters and a half.

Tees from Llangernyu (Llangernyw Yew)



This is a normal tis in Llangernyu, Wales, he began to grow in the Bronze Age in the UK, 3000 or 4000 years ago. Tees able to live so long, with new shoots. When the main trunk dies off, these shoots continue to grow. New shoots are fed by rotting main plant until reaching the soil at the base.

Alerce (Alerce Tree)



The majestic evergreen tree was discovered in 1993 in a grove in the Andes in south-central Chile. Using tree rings, scientists have found a giant age - 3620 years. Although cypresses in Patagonia can reach 45 meters, they grow only an inch in girth over the year, and can spend thousands of years to grow. Zoroastrian Sarv and yew from Llangernyu considered older, but Alerce is the second oldest tree, whose age is known.

Senator (The Senator)



This giant cypress grows in subtropical park more trees, Florida, surrounded by palm trees. The senator is the largest size tree east of the Mississippi River. 38-meter giant lived for about 3,500 years. Cypress began to grow at about the same time when the first settlements in Fiji were Polynesians.

Jomon Sugi (Jōmon Sugi)



Height of 25 meters and 16-meter circumference of this makes it the largest cedar pine tree in Japan. A tree grows in the misty, primeval forest on the north side of the highest mountain on the island of Yakushima in Japan. Tree rings indicate that the age of cedar at least 2,000 years, although according to some estimates, it can grow already 7000 years.

General Sherman (General Sherman)



This giant sequoia, as tall as a 27-storey building extends to 83, up to 8 meters, and has a circumference of 31 meters. This makes it the largest (in size) Detached tree in the world. General increases in Sequoia National Park (Sequoia National Park) in California. Scientists believe this tree may have age from 2300 to 2700 years.

Those Matua Ngaer (?) (Te Matua Ngahere)



This majestic kauri tree is in the depths of the primeval rain forest in the forest Ueypaua, New Zealand. It is believed that the tree about 2000 years. With a girth of 16 meters, Te Matua Ngaer is the widest tree in New Zealand. Giant, whose name means "Father of the Forest" in the Maori language, was severely damaged during a storm in 2007.

Juniper Jardine (Jardine Juniper)



This juniper grows in the national reserve cache (Cache) in Utah. Initially it was thought that he is about 3200 years old, but after examining samples of wood, its age was lowered to 1500 years. This tree is approximately 12, 1 m in height and 7 meters in circumference.

Kondzhigen (Kongeegen)



This gnarled, ancient oak forest stands in the wilderness Yagerspris (Jaegerspris) in Denmark. Scientists estimate that "King Oak" has an age of 1,500 to 2,000 years, making it a contender for the title of the oldest freestanding wood in Northern Europe. Although sprouted on the surrounding meadow, trees, slowly closing in on an old oak tree, killing him.

Old Tzhikko



This old, 5-foot spruce growing in scrubby hills Fulufyallet (Fulufjallet) in Sweden. In its 9550 years old, is the oldest Old Tzhikko Single-clonal tree, he began to grow soon after the glaciers retreated from Scandinavia after the last Ice Age. To find out the age old spruce, researchers conducted a carbon analysis of the roots. For thousands of years in the harsh climate of the tundra, Old Tzhikko could survive only as a shrub. But since during the last century the climate became tepplee bush could grow into a full-fledged tree. Opened fir geologist Leif Kullman (Leif Kullman), who gave the name of his dead tree dog.