Trees have been around for awhile and wired.com lists the top 12 oldest trees. These trees come from all over the world and are as old as 9,500 years old. One of the trees, Pando, isn’t really a tree but a colony. It is 105 acres of genetically identical trees that are Quaking Aspen. This colony is at least 80,000 years old. Another old tree is Old Tjikko in Sweden. It is 16 feet tall and 9,550 years old. Trees are nature’s souvenirs and live for a long time.
One of my favorite trees from this article Jonom Sugi. It is 53 feet wide and 83 feet tall. The tree is from Japan and has lived for almost 7,000 years old. Just from the picture when I first saw it just something about made it take my breath away. One day I would like to go there and see it for myself in person. This article shows how long some of these trees can live. It’s a miracle that they can live all natural disasters and such. They are just one more of natures fascinating creatures.
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