"Oldest tree in the world" found in Sweden (and it is no Eucalyptus!)

Posted by Gus on 4/24/2008, 5:33 am, in reply to "Gus"
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Scientists of Umeå University at Sweden have located the oldest Christmas Tree in the World. A 9,550 year old Norway spruce (Picea abies) in the Dalarna province of Sweden has shown to be a tenacious survivor that has endured by Growing on the Edge of the ice cap between erect trees and smaller bushes in pace with the dramatic climate changes over time.

Link: Full story at EUCALYPTOLOGICS

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