Methuselah is a 4,857-year-old [1] Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California. [2][3] It is recognized as the non- clonal …

Aug 27, 2025 · Meet Methuselah, the grand old man of the tree world, an enduring figure wrapped in bark. This ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) has seen it all from its lofty perch …

Dec 5, 2025 · Before the World Wars, the Declaration of Independence, Columbus’ voyage to America, the Magna Carta and the First Crusade, there was Methuselah.

Jun 21, 2025 · Towering above the skyline just west of Woodside stands Methuselah, a majestic old-growth redwood. It’s the largest and oldest living tree in the Santa Cruz Mountains outside of Big …

Mar 5, 2024 · Clone-creating plant species like Quaking Aspen live to be much older if you age their root systems. Bristlecones are only found in six states, Utah included. The oldest LIVING tree is called …

Notes: Methuselah, also known as Great-Granddad Pickaback, is the world's oldest-known, non-clonal tree: a 4,857 year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva).

Experts think that it sprouted around 2,830 BCE, making it one of the oldest living non-clonal trees in the world. At the time of its discovery, the tree was deemed the oldest of its kind, but...

Jul 27, 2025 · Known as the Methuselah Tree, this Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) is one of the oldest-known living trees on Earth, having sprouted around 2830 BCE — over a century before …

It's hard enough to accept that a tree that was a seedling before the Egyptian Pyramids went up is still alive today, as is the case with the Methuselah Tree, a bristlecone pine more than 46...

The Methuselah tree – the world’s oldest tree! – can be found in the White Mountains in eastern California, U.S.A., in the Inyo County to be specific. It’s a 4, 852 year old Great Basin bristlecone …