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The world's 10 oldest living trees

The world's 10 oldest living trees

Traitaut Sunset Tree Encyclopedia Trees have three principle features that distinguish them from all other plants. First, they have a woody stem, roots and branches which do not die back in winter, but continue to grow year after year. From the moment of its germination, a tree remains visible; from the tallest Sequoia to the smallest garden fruit tree, this principle of growth remains constant. Trees live longer than any other organism on earth. Pando (Latin for “I spread”), aka “the trembling giant,” is a clone colony of male quaking aspen, (Populus tremuloides) a single living organism identified by identical genetic markers. Trees have been living on Earth for more than 370 million years, and today can be found almost everywhere from the Arctic Circle to the Sahara Desert. Family Aceraceae: Maples are some of our most familiar and beloved trees. NASA thoughtfully provides instructions on constructing a helicopter out of paper: “Maple seeds are superb autorotating helicopters. Family Magnoliaceae – Magnolia.

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