10,000 year old tree

[AlpineK]

Here's the latest find on the oldest known living tree.

 

 

 

Swedish Spruce

 

 

Swedish scientists say they have discovered a tree that is nearly 10,000 years old, making it the oldest living tree ever discovered on the planet.

 

Leif Kullman, professor of physical geography at Umea University, said the 9,950-year-old spruce on Fulu Mountain is one of three trees determined to be older than the “Methuselah” tree in Southern California, which had previously been believed to be the world’s oldest at between 4,500 and 5,000 years in age.

 

[mike1]

Did they have to cut it down to count the rings?

Seriously though, doesn't that put it as a seedling right around the big thaw?

[AlpineK]

They figured it out without cutting it down.

 

Yeah they say this tree sprouted just after the ice moved back.

[hafilax]

They aged it by carbon dating.

[tvashtarkatena]

That makes this tree the oldest living thing on earth. Previously, that title was held by a 9,000 year lichen, although one could argue that a lichen is not a single organism but successive generations of symbiotic organisms and therefore should be in a different category.

[RuMR]

Thanks Cliff!

[sobo]

That's just what I was thinking...

[Couloir]

Why isn't there a fence around it?

[sobo]

cuz it's in Sweden. You only need fences around cool/rare stuff in America.

 

When are you gonna put up another avatar pic? We're dying here

[mtn_mouse]

That makes this tree the oldest living thing on earth. Previously, that title was held by a 9,000 year lichen, although one could argue that a lichen is not a single organism but successive generations of symbiotic organisms and therefore should be in a different category.

 

Close, but no cigar. This was the previously oldest living thing:

 

[Ring angle claw]

Here's the latest find on the oldest known living tree.

 

 

 

Swedish Spruce

 

 

Swedish scientists say they have discovered a tree that is nearly 10,000 years old, making it the oldest living tree ever discovered on the planet.

 

Leif Kullman, professor of physical geography at Umea University, said the 9,950-year-old spruce on Fulu Mountain is one of three trees determined to be older than the “Methuselah” tree in Southern California, which had previously been believed to be the world’s oldest at between 4,500 and 5,000 years in age.

 

 

These guys say "fuck that shit". Sweden used to have the oldest living thing, now they got the worlds oldest toilet paper.

 

 

Bring it, Olaf

[glassgowkiss]

Why isn't there a fence around it?

why isn't it cut down yet?

[snoboy]

Impossible, dontcha know the earth is only 6000 years old?!?!

[rob]

That makes this tree the oldest living thing on earth. Previously, that title was held by a 9,000 year lichen, although one could argue that a lichen is not a single organism but successive generations of symbiotic organisms and therefore should be in a different category.

 

Close, but no cigar. This was the previously oldest living thing:

 

 

Unlike McCain, this tree can still sprout wood

[tvashtarkatena]

That's one living fossil who would'nt be caught dead in a place like Sweden.

[Bigtree]

Stihl-girl will take care of that little pecker pole for you Feck.

 

[111]

She is from Oregon incedentally

[tvashtarkatena]

The last two Stihls I tried to use didn't work worth shit. Obviously a job for Stihl-girl, who, given her ride, looks like she's equipped for house calls.

[pink]

your in luck, he rides hogs

[tvashtarkatena]

'he'? STFU homo.

[STP]

 

Arrgghhh! Shiver me timbers!

Edited June 24, 2008 by STP

[pink]

i mean she, still can't spell.

[tvashtarkatena]

It's a good thing "I suck cock" is easy to spell, considering how often you scrawl it inside bathroom stalls.

[tvashtarkatena]

not that there's anything wrong with that.

[pink]

is what we need is a gay president. the "pink house" it has a nice ring to it or should i say humm sickie