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title: "Oldest trees in the world"  
description: "A brief explanation about the oldest trees in the world"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-11  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2850/oldest-trees-in-the-world  
category: "plants"  
tags: ["Plants", "trees", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Oldest trees in the world

![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/c549edf2-4239-4248-90ac-096bf58734c5.jpeg) ![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/3e7c9243-53ad-41eb-9422-634c4a636ea0.jpeg) Great Basin bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) are the world's oldest trees, with a lifespan of over 5,000 years. ![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/31e5e248-4744-4e98-91f7-09285e9dad5c.jpeg) These trees can be found in the high-altitude deserts of California and Nevada, where the hard conditions allow them to live so long. ![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/2906e7e0-7348-4922-a176-9ec66cd2f6bf.jpeg) Methuselah, the oldest known individual bristlecone pine, is nearly 4,854 years old. ![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/0e85e883-8b07-4187-a59b-94739e306d32.jpeg) The Abarqu Cypress in Iran, which is thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old. ![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/48d3fe6c-b54f-4f70-ba66-e04a01c7a407.jpeg) The Vouves Olive Tree in Greece, thought to be over 3,000 years old. ![Oldest trees in the world](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/27a1b430-5ad2-48ef-812c-81d4f7af1163/images/2df05ad4-c90d-4a5c-949e-2a049abb608b.jpeg) Pando, a clonal colony of quaking aspen trees believed to be between 80,000 and 14,000 years old in Utah.

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