Chile's 'Great Grandfather' tree may be world's 'oldest'

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 23, 2023 12:46 am

IN a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognized as the oldest in the world.

Known as the 'Great Grandfather,' the trunk of this tree measuring 4 meters (13 feet) in diameter and 28 meters tall is also believed to contain scientific information that could shed light on how the planet has adapted to climatic changes.

WORLD’S OLDEST TREE The ‘Alerce Milenario’ at the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia, Chile, taken on April 10, 2023. In a forest in southern Chile, a giant alerce tree has survived for thousands of years. The ‘Great Grandfather’ tree, 28 meters tall and 4 meters in diameter, could be the oldest on the planet at more than 5,000 years, older than the Methuselah pine of the United States, which was identified as the oldest in the world at 4,850 years. PHOTO BY AFP

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